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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22536 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Oh pooh sticks :-( Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36843 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Well it looks like we're not the only 1's having problems with Spain's CAF Urbos 3 light rail vehicles. City with same trams as Sydney also shuts down its light rail network due to cracks. Sydney’s light rail nightmare, which has seen services suspended for up to 18 months, appears to have gone global with another tram system abruptly shutting down for repairs this week.Cheers. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13855 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
The only people that will do well out of this mess will be the lawyers... Grant Darwin NT |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36843 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
More problems being had with those Spanish light rail trains/trams. :-( Newcastle Light Rail network ‘suspended temporarily’ due to mechanical issues. Just weeks after services on a large chunk of Sydney’s light rail network were suspended due to cracks found on trams, Newcastle’s network – which uses the same Spanish built vehicles – has also been shut down.Cheers. |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19405 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Lancaster to Carlisle railway celebrated in pictures The history of a train line is being celebrated on its 175th anniversary. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31014 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
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Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36843 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
It's the end of the line for these stainless steel trains as they float off into the distance. Bon voyage: Old subway cars float off across New York Harbor. It’s the end of the line for many of the old subway cars that remain in New York City rail yards.Cheers. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36843 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Charge up those flux capacitors up and get ready. This super-fast jet train would tap into a whole new field of physics. Over 600 miles or 1,000 kilometers per hour: That’s how fast Canadian-French company TransPod promises the FluxJet will be, which is 2 to 3 times faster than the fastest trains in the world today. The FluxJet, a futuristic, all-electric take on ultra-high speed ground transportation, is a hybrid between a jet and train that would use a hyperloop system for its pod and would travel in a protected guideway. Hyperloop technology consists of a tube traveling inside a special pressurized system that allows it to zoom forward without much hindrance from air resistance. It taps into a new field of physics called “veillance flux” and was unveiled to the public in late July....But are we ready for it? Cheers. |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19405 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Rare model locomotives sold for 'astonishing' £25,000 The "Special Tank" model fetched the highest price of £14,000 Three rare model locomotives have sold for thousands at auction. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36843 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
I wonder if Hornby was a buyer. Cheers. |
John McCallum Send message Joined: 5 Dec 04 Posts: 879 Credit: 599,458 RAC: 8 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HpL0Xk9jTI They realy did a number on this line. Old enough to know better(but)still young enough not to care |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36843 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Can they fix it or will there be more trucks on the road? [url=America’s Railroads Are in Trouble–With or Without a Strike]America’s Railroads Are in Trouble–With or Without a Strike.[/url] A potential strike of tens of thousands of workers on America’s railroads is causing panic among everyone from online shoppers to grain operators who are hoping to avoid the supply chain headaches of the last two years. Amtrak said it was canceling all of its cross-country trains starting Thursday, Sept. 15, because many of its trains run on tracks maintained by the freight railroads.Cheers. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31014 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Can they fix it or will there be more trucks on the road? Think you were trying to link https://time.com/6213399/railroad-strike-impact-trains/ PSR is a failure. https://www.railwayage.com/regulatory/psr-is-floundering-is-there-a-silver-bullet-what-are-the-next-steps/ |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36843 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
I really screwed that 1 up hey? But yes it was the Time link through the MSN portal. :-D America’s Railroads Are in Trouble–With or Without a Strike. |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3347 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Steam Train Fanatics Are Rebuilding This Mythical Speed Record-Chaser From Blueprints The T1 was a streamlined monster that could achieve 100 mph. Reconstructing a T1 is the endeavor of The T1 Trust, a nonprofit that has, since 2013, been collecting the funds and expertise necessary to replace the institutional knowledge that died with the steam age. But even with its accumulated brainpower, original blueprints, and funding, progress is fated to be slow, as the T1 was as complicated a machine as it was immense. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22536 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Vic has been providing a link to this project as his sig line for a long time: https://prrt1steamlocomotivetrust.org/ I've been following it off and on as well, and the progress, while looking impressive, is very much on the simple (low cost) parts, with a lot of the more expensive or difficult stuff still to be tackled. I really hope they do manage to get this loco finished in a timely manner. 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: 19405 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
2022 UK Landscape photography winners, Lines in the Landscape 5 images For the Award winners in the other classes see https://www.lpoty.co.uk/gallery/2022/award-winners-2022 |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19405 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Laser jets used to clear leaves from railway lines Trains fitted with plasma jets and lasers are being trialled to clear leaves from railways more sustainably. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13855 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Swiss railway company breaks the record for world's longest passenger train. While there are freight trains that are longer — with some measuring more than 3km — Saturday's event featured, by far, the longest passenger train ever run. Grant Darwin NT |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36843 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Oh dear. Residents evacuated after train derailment causes acid leak. ... Louisiana State Police said crews were on-site Wednesday afternoon evaluating the derailment in St. James Parish, located about 50 miles west of New Orleans. |
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