QUOTE: Originally posted by paulsafety Diesel - buses - are probably the least expensive since tax dollars repair the guideway. http://www.reason.org/lightrail/ http://www.reason.org/ps336.pdf I hate to be such a killjoy - I prefer trolley rides and electric commuter trains, but, hey, the post is about expenses not what's most fun to ride or railfan....
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
QUOTE: Originally posted by martin.knoepfel The advocates of diesel obviously never heard or understood the idea of nuclear power plants. They produce electric energy w/o polluting, and at astonishing low costs. Many diesel engines are scrapped after 20 years, when the prime mover should be replaced. Many electrics serve for 40-60 years. Makes a difference in depreciation.
QUOTE: Originally posted by oltmannd QUOTE: Originally posted by 440cuin Electric trains can accelerate faster between stations then deisels ever can, one importent reason alone. True only if comparing Elec MUs with diesel loco hauled coaches. Diesel MUs will have similar performance to electric MUs. Limiting factor is passenger comfort ~0.1g max.
QUOTE: Originally posted by 440cuin Electric trains can accelerate faster between stations then deisels ever can, one importent reason alone.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Tulyar15 Quite a few European countries (notably Italy and Switzerland) got into electrification in a big way in the 1930's. In part this has been part of a desire by the governments not to be too reliant on any one fuel source. The French generate most of their electricity from nuclear power but they also have a considerable amount of hydro electric power. I'm not sure what the Dutch use but their railways are about 90% electrified. The Irish are current developing bio mass crops such as elephant grass for when they run out of peat. Meanwhile some grain farmers in Britain have developed a bio-ethanol subsitute for gasoline which WIlthshire Police are using in their cars (they can run on either conventional gasoline or this new subsitute!).
QUOTE: Originally posted by fgrcl QUOTE: People promoting this [MORONS] also think you only build your highway once and never maintain it - The driveways to their homes are disaster areas! They are the same morons that promote hydrogen as an alternative energy source.
QUOTE: People promoting this [MORONS] also think you only build your highway once and never maintain it - The driveways to their homes are disaster areas!
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