Train and railways passion...

Redz · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:47

Milkybk said:
hahaha

This thread has inadvertently given me very many lols.

Easily amused?

Westyfield2 · 7 Apr 2011 at 00:09

ARGH trains.

If we had proper steam trains I'd take an interest, but these diseasel things I just hate.

Bassmansam · 7 Apr 2011 at 00:29

I like steam trains.

peterattheboro · 7 Apr 2011 at 00:30

cumulus1978 said:

Ignore the *****.

I like trains but then I like anything that goes fast and/or has big power.

cumulus1978 · 7 Apr 2011 at 04:26

Total trains arrival statistic ( delay ) SBB ( swiss railway 2010 )

90% of trains arrived ad destination with maximum 2 minutes delay.
94% of trains arrived at destination with maximum 3 minutes delay.
and 97% with maximum of 5 minutes delay.

In 2010 78% of trains arrived at destination with 0 minutes delay.

moon man · 7 Apr 2011 at 09:42

I got some stick for starting a thread about a train day rover that we get now and again(£9.50 for 2 in west yorkshire) tbh all transport and engineering interests me ,when i get home from going on a certain train (the last was a class 180 (james herriot ,grand central), i find out the engine details ect

LordSplodge · 7 Apr 2011 at 09:52

ThriceNightly said:
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Deltics are indeed a nice train. Powerful but somehow they don't look right unless in BR Green, the blue is just wrong.

Cosimo · 7 Apr 2011 at 10:17

Westyfield2 said:
ARGH trains.

If we had proper steam trains I'd take an interest, but these diseasel things I just hate.

It's not so much the trains but all the smelly passengers who travel in them.

Six6siX · 7 Apr 2011 at 10:35

I wish the UK would hurry up and implement ERTMS properly. It would be hugely beneficial to the public transport network. The high speed networks and trains themselves over in the continent and in Japan etc are extremely impressive.

Granted, its a huge undertaking in terms of infrastructure, given that the majority of the country's signalling gear is literally 40+ years old... :rolleyes:

Morba · 7 Apr 2011 at 10:43

Foxtrot26 said:
anything doing this much damage to the environment MUST be cool

Ah, so thats where I left my car! Its behind the train!

Morba · 7 Apr 2011 at 10:44

I cant find any pics, but was on a train in munich where you could see from the back to the front, there was no carriage walls / barriers. was like a rollercoaster!

Cosimo · 7 Apr 2011 at 11:15

Morba said:
I cant find any pics, but was on a train in munich where you could see from the back to the front, there was no carriage walls / barriers. was like a rollercoaster!

One of these?

MarcLister · 7 Apr 2011 at 12:23

Morba said:
I cant find any pics, but was on a train in munich where you could see from the back to the front, there was no carriage walls / barriers. was like a rollercoaster!

The new London Overground ones are like this. Was quite cool when I first went on one last summer. :cool:

Tummy · 7 Apr 2011 at 12:39

I love trains! Really enjoy getting on them (used to go watch them sometimes as a kid) brings a wonderful sense of nostalgia.

Morba · 8 Apr 2011 at 10:38

simulatorman said:
One of these?

yeah

cumulus1978 · 1 Oct 2011 at 09:08

beautiful video from the st.Gotthard ( south side - souther switzerland ) from the Alps to the lowlands...

http://www.meteosottoceneri.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=55

Cosimo · 1 Oct 2011 at 09:32

That is very nicely done.

Mr^B · 1 Oct 2011 at 09:35

I enjoy the train ride from Zurich Flughafen down to the office (near to Rapperswil).

The double-decker trains are awesome. And the IR trains with the buffet car is great (proper linen on the tables and everything...)

FoxEye · 1 Oct 2011 at 09:37

Trains are awesome.

I've always thought, if I had absolute power, one of the things I'd do would be to re-open all the branch lines that were closed in the 60s/70s.