BBC report. Imagine it is going to be some time to get the construction specialists rounded up to do repairs. It is not like they are unemployed for work.
Crash shuts world's longest rail tunnel for months (msn.com)
8 Kms of track torn up? that is about 5 miles. You would think that the tracks would have some kind of sensor detecting a derailment about each Km?
Eight KM's of track and electrical cables in Gotthard tunnel damaged in derailment. Rail is anchored in concrete. Passenger traffic rerouted.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/swiss-tunnel-to-reopen-for-freight-as-supply-chain-backs-up/ar-AA1flBsv?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=4d2e085a09e74df0b38ab82dfae89f24&ei=19
I rode that line myself last summer. That switchback was interesting. Lord, it was hot! I took a bus from Whitby to Scarborough then the train to Beverly to stay at a friend's house. The next day I had to take a bus back to London as the trains could not run because of the heat affecting the rails. A 3- hour layover in Nottingham where it was the hottest weather I've ever seen since I was in Guantanomo in May years ago. Not fun, but the beer went down well. The day after I got back to London, it cooled down to a mere 85 degrees.
54light15 And there are a lot of DMUs in the U.K.
And there are a lot of DMUs in the U.K.
As recently as 2017 I rode some from Darlington to Whitby. Quite old units but fun.
York1 54light15 A guy in England told me many years ago that aviation fuel is not taxed and diesel fuel is. That's politics. How many passenger trains in Europe use diesel locomotives? I was there recently and I saw only electric.
54light15 A guy in England told me many years ago that aviation fuel is not taxed and diesel fuel is. That's politics.
How many passenger trains in Europe use diesel locomotives? I was there recently and I saw only electric.
In Germany at least, some light-traffic lines use diesel for passenger service.
54light15A guy in England told me many years ago that aviation fuel is not taxed and diesel fuel is. That's politics.
York1 John
A guy in England told me many years ago that aviation fuel is not taxed and diesel fuel is. That's politics.
International flights usually are not taxed.
Forcing people to pay more by banning the fastest and cheapest way to travel.
Interesting PDF report from Greenpeace about rail ticket prices greatly exceeding those for air:
https://greenpeace.at/uploads/2023/07/report-ticket-prices-of-planes-vs-trains-in-europe.pdf
blue streak 1BBC certainly has a much better report. Odisha train accident: How did three trains collide in Odisha? - BBC News
Odisha train accident: How did three trains collide in Odisha? - BBC News
Makes much more sense of the incident - with that being said, the incident itself makes no sense in a line that seems to be operating with some form of CTC control infrastructure. A CLEAR signal should never be displayed into a occupied track segment. A CLEAR signal should never be displayed for a diverging route.
Somewhere their is either Signal Maintainer failure or vandalism in configuring the location to display a CLEAR signal for a diverging route into a occupied track segment.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
BBC certainly has a much better report.
BaltACDIndian issues https://www.npr.org/2023/06/02/1179865254/india-train-derailment
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/02/1179865254/india-train-derailment
News is reporting death toll over 280.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/03/india-train-derailment-what-we-know-could-similar-happen-in-us/70284471007/
blue streak 1Crimean bridge problems. Bridge columns have vertical cracks. Not clear if only roadway or includes RR bridge. Crimean bridge is falling down – cracks appear on its pillars, photos (msn.com)
Crimean bridge is falling down – cracks appear on its pillars, photos (msn.com)
Looks like Russian construction skimming at play. Typical.
Indian issues
Crimean bridge problems. Bridge columns have vertical cracks. Not clear if only roadway or includes RR bridge.
You do have to wonder what NCL brought in to replace the Toonerville Trolley...
[quote user="Overmod"]it was too light to activate signals effectively, no one bothered to make a shunt for reliable activation
I can't help making a comparison to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_trHR0PDP4
or this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBbgv2yHhU4
The Leyland railbus was brought in about the time the NEC was undergoing the first stages of its first rebuild to 150mph standards -- there were as I recall two, one of which went 'barnstorming' to see if there was interest in its operation and was then returned to Blighty. The one in question was made with a special long body (over 50') and was intended as a kind of modern higher-speed version of the New Haven FCD Macks. The suspension was a Flexicoil derivative of Alan Wickens' high-speed HSRV and was certainly high-speed capable... on adequate track. As I recall (it has been a long time) the longitudinal damping at high speed left quite a bit to be desired (the follow-on railbuses in Britain were not nicknamed 'nodding donkeys' for nothing!) and the 200hp went through one drive axle so both low- and high-speed slipping could be an adventure, and braking from high speed could be little fun. That was not the thing that queered it, though: it was too light to activate signals effectively, no one bothered to make a shunt for reliable activation, and someone was killed in a 40mph grade-crossing accident.
It was then fobbed off on Steamtown (of all places!) where one of the volunteers thought he would tinker with the torque converter -- and couldn't get it to stop leaking. It then went to West Virginia for a while, where they fixed it and ran it more or less effectively. It then went to Connecticut as part of a trade for a geared steam locomotive.
There was interest in Britain in repatriating the thing, and they actually raised the money the museum wanted for it, but the effort foundered on shipping arrangements. It was a sin to scrap it without notice.
ORNHOO charlie hebdo charlie hebdo wrote the following post an hour ago: Overmod am still bitter they scrapped the Leyland 100mph bus from the Carter years.) Could you provide more details about this? Sounds interesting! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_railbuses Unlike the Japanese example the Leyland Railbus operated entirely on rails. http://preserved.railcar.co.uk/LEV2.html
charlie hebdo charlie hebdo wrote the following post an hour ago: Overmod am still bitter they scrapped the Leyland 100mph bus from the Carter years.) Could you provide more details about this? Sounds interesting!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_railbuses
Unlike the Japanese example the Leyland Railbus operated entirely on rails.
http://preserved.railcar.co.uk/LEV2.html
Like the GM Aerotrain, but different...
Overmodam still bitter they scrapped the Leyland 100mph bus from the Carter years.)
Could you provide more details about this? Sounds interesting!
ORNHOOAnd for something strange, a Japanese ( commuter line? school bus route? tourist attraction? ) that uses hi-rail busses partly on narrow gauge rail and partly on highway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn56bMZ9OE8
By comparison, dust off even the original Evans Auto-Railer and its method of switching mode between road and rail. Add even rudimentary camera guidance; in fact, even the parallel-parking aids on the market years ago could be adapted to the road-rail transition, and going the other way is much easier.
(We could do this tomorrow with converted Thomas cabover buses... if there were any market for railbus service here. I am still bitter they scrapped the Leyland 100mph bus from the Carter years.)
And for something strange, a Japanese ( commuter line? school bus route? tourist attraction? ) that uses hi-rail busses partly on narrow gauge rail and partly on highway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn56bMZ9OE8
slightly more info can be found on wikipedia under Asato line.
First section of Indian RR ( Central Railway ) completes electrification. 3825 Kms
Central Railway completes 100% electrification | News | Railway Gazette International
Article critical HSR2 in UK. Author unknown so do not kow leanings.
HS2 is a total shambles – and reveals a rot at the heart of Britain's economy (msn.com)
Another EU sleeper planned Amsterdam to Barcelona.. Spring 2025. Certainly seems to be an equipment availability or construction backup.
New Sleeper Train Will Connect Amsterdam and Barcelona | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
Bew report. 67 dead and soe critical in hospital
Greek train crash: anger grows as government admits network problems | Greece | The Guardian
Am wondering about signaling. Signaling appears to be manual blocks?
Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.