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I wouldn't try to read too much from the figures from Eurotunnel. Truck traffic on the Eurotunnel has been high from day one. The only way for trucks to cross the Channel are either by train or ferry. Seeing as it takes about twice as long by ferry (and if the weather is bad enough, the ferry will not leave port at all), most simply choose the train. But it's no more than Calais - Folkstone v.v. and as soon as they reach the other side of the Channel, trucks get back on the road. Also, as
Paul, you're right they used a Leopard recovery tank, not a normal one. In short, what they did was secure the tank to two locomotives to give it an ancorage, then used the winch to pull the wreckage apart. They couldn't use the bulldozer blade to effectively "brace" the tank as they normally would, because of the amount of underground wires that could be damaged in the process. That's why they used the two locomotives as counter weights. Some pictures can be found here: http
Just in: the engines from the freight trains will be "towed" apart by the Royal Army Corpse of Engineers by means of Leopard tanks. Because of the location it's impossible to get to the wreckage to take it apart, so the tanks will be used to drag the bulk of the wreckage out from under the overpass. As stated before, this could have ended a lot worse than it did. I hope this wreck doesn't lead to another "ban the dangerous freight trains!"-movement. For some reason people
Well, AFAIK Prorail, whose main task is to provide dispatching services and track maintenance for the entire Dutch rail infrastructure, have recently taken over a division of NedTrain that deals with accidents and wrecks like these. I believe the equipment they have at their disposal was not capable of pulling the wreckage clear of the overpass, so that's why the RACE provided the tanks instead. I've tried to find a picture of the operation but so far shot a blank.
[quote user="Sir Madog"] Railroads were (and still are, despite all efforts to de-regulate and privatize) state-owned businesses, their infrastructure having been paid for by the tax payer. Over the last 100 years, railroads have always been losing money, even if the now published balance sheets tell you differently. Just transfering expenses to the tax payer´s pocket book to clear up the P&L statement is just not enough... [/quote] Madog, this is not precisely true. In my country for
Hey guys, I've been busy planning my vacation which will probably be in Florida. I'll be all over the state (sort of a trek, you might say) and I'm looking for railfanning spots that are worth visiting. So if you have any tips on locations / areas that are of interest...? It doesn't matter which part of the state it is in, we've kinda settled on Florida, but we'll be traveling around for about two weeks. So: shoot! :D
[quote user="ButchKnouse"] I've never seen an electirc train (1 to 1 scale of course). Many people seem to be fascinated with them and want them nationwide NOW. I realize they are eventually inevitable, but is there some rail fan thing that makes them more fun to watch than diesels? [/quote] I only have to go to the nearest track to see electric trains, but I prefer diesel locomotives from a railfanning perspective. With electrics, you never quite know how hard an engine is working
I have been traveling with Amtrak on three different routes two years ago and I didn't even tip... Never occured to me. In my defense, I'm from Europe where tipping is not very common at all and although I came out to the US prepared to tip in restaurants and hotels, taxi drivers etc. I never even gave it a moments thought that the lovely people on Amtrak are basically all of the above rolled into one... I guess I'll have to compensate for my error the next time I paddle across the pond
I was wondering: those switches buried in the road surface of a street or industrial area, how are they thrown? Do they have switch stands beside the road and connect to the switch under the road surface or what?
So let me get this straight: if you leave the railroad after - say - 10 years, you forfeit the pension rights you've build up during those 10 years? Don't they get transferred to your new employer - inside or outside the rail industry? Because if that is right, that would really shock me. That would basically amount to theft.
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