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Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30608 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/2-dead-7-hospitalized-after-dump-truck-crashes-into-tre-train-officials-say/287-587533035 2 dead, 7 hospitalized after dump truck crashes into TRE train, officials say |
betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11358 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
The train always wins. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24876 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
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zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Two ICE passenger trains on a viaduct in Europe. 2,000px × 1,063px image (scaled to 1,846px × 981px on My screen, YMMV) |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22160 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
A shot from inside the descending car of the ascending car on the Cairngorm Mountain Railway. This railway is the UK's highest railway, largest track gauge (2m) current scheduled passenger carrying railway (if one ignores the very short demonstration of Brunel's broad gauge in the Didcot railway museum), is rare in that it has both bends and a tunnel (most funicular railways have neither) and has some of the most spectacular views going as it climbs for 2km up to the Ptarmigan Restaurant near the summit of the Cairngorm. (And is a lot more comfortable than trying to battle the steady 60mph "breeze" that was blowing people off their feet on the day I went up) Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Jimbocous Send message Joined: 1 Apr 13 Posts: 1849 Credit: 268,616,081 RAC: 1,349 |
Nice! |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
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Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14649 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
Can this really be true? East Coast Azuma trains thwarted by northern track "The electro-diesel trains can only run on diesel, travelling much more slowly than their promised speed." And they don't even mention the pollution... |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22160 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Quite probable - They skimped on doing the "signalling comparability" tests, assuming that everything North of York was the same as "sarf of the Thames". We've seen this before with other manufacturers, and I dare say we will see it again.... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19012 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
The Azuma trains cause electromagnetic interference to older signals and points in the north of England. That sentence worries me. Why is there enough electromagnetic interference from a new train to affect other devices. https://www.conformance.co.uk/adirectives/doku.php?id=emc If it is affecting the signalling system one has to ask what else it could it interfere with? Possibly equipment with no link to the railways. |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14649 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
You couldn't make it up. "The new trains are being assembled at Hitachi's plant in Newton Aycliffe in County Durham." Which is, er, north of York. Will the brand-new trains have to be dragged to York by a Thunderbird, before they can be powered up? Talking of thunderbirds, I was taken to London last month behind an EWS class 90, instead of the usual LNER class 91 (actually, in front of it - they operate in 'push' mode on the 'up' run). Maybe the rest of Virgin's fleet were still in the paint shop? |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22160 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
They have an on-board diesel engine for use on non-electrified lines, so they should be able to chug south until they can put the pantograph up and then zoom along at full chat. You're lucky, last time I had a Thunderbird on the ECML it was a Class 67. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13720 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Can this really be true? Sounds like some of the issues plaguing QR (Queensland Rail) New Generation rollout. They went for the cheapest bidder, naturally. And when they put some of the new trains in to service they found issues with the door & braking control, driver's sightlines & air-conditioning (and several other dozen minor issues). Public transport has been required to be equally accessible for those with disabilities as for those without since 1993, the current standards were set in 2002. Unfortunately the toilets for the disabled are too small to meet the legal requirements for access, and apparently some of those in wheel chairs can't even get to the toilets as the corridor space from the disabled seating area to the toilets is too narrow for some wheel chairs to pass through. Although the best example of the right hand and left hand not having a clue about the other was when a new line was brought in to service. Having a new line requires more trains, and they require more staff to operate. Unfortunately, they didn't employ or train up any more drivers, so they didn't have enough staff to run the extra services. On 21 October (2016) a substantial interruption of service occurred involving the cancellation without notice of 167 services (12% of the scheduled services for the day) due to compulsory rest periods required for the train crew. On 25 December 2016 another substantial service cancellation event occurred due to a lack of available traincrew to operate the services. On that day 261 services, or 36% of scheduled services did not operate. The underlying reason for the cancellations was a lack of available drivers to operate services. Grant Darwin NT |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14649 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
Although the best example of the right hand and left hand not having a clue about the other was when a new line was brought in to service. Having a new line requires more trains, and they require more staff to operate. Unfortunately, they didn't employ or train up any more drivers, so they didn't have enough staff to run the extra services.We had one of those too, in May this year. On the other side of the Pennines, the electrification of the line from Manchester to Preston via Bolton wasn't complete on time. But they brought in the new electric timetable (new trains, more trains, faster trains, shorter headway) anyway - and didn't have enough standby diesel trains and diesel-trained drivers to operate the schedule. They're still running to an emergency timetable today. [As I type, teletext is showing "Cancellations on Northern between Bolton and Preston due to shortage of train crew."] |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30608 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
The Azuma trains cause electromagnetic interference to older signals and points in the north of England. Or someone with a mobile transmitter and zap |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34744 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Germany rolls out world’s first hydrogen powered train. Hydrogen trains are equipped with fuel cells that produce electricity through a combination of hydrogen and oxygen, a process that leaves steam and water as the only emissions.Cheers. |
William Rothamel Send message Joined: 25 Oct 06 Posts: 3756 Credit: 1,999,735 RAC: 4 |
West to East the trip from California to New York can take as little as 4+ hours if the Jetstream is blowing hard. This distance is just less than 3000 miles or about 5000 kilometers for youse commies. |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
OK you have seen this sort of picture before from me. This is the Chesterton IN railcam on Riley's Railhouse and this the the Capitol Ltd Amtrak 29 yesterday However yesterday was a little different, this is my picture from the lounge car I took the picture from here And this was the front one of the P42's that carried me to Chicago. Up close at Chicago Union Station Today I move on again, wonder if you can guess where and what train. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13720 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Will be interesting to see the result of this investigation. The deliberate derailment of the driverless locomotive with seven wagons near the wharf area avoided a crash through a city intersection. Tasmania's train derailment clean up begins, mayor grateful no lives lost. Grant Darwin NT |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
It's neat to go see things like that in-person. Nice pics, Bernie! The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
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