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mark occomore
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 Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:50 am Post subject: Great Western rail line to be electrified |
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| Quote: | | It's expected to be announced very soon. The work will take 8 years, and will electrify the line between London Paddington, Bristol, Bath & Swansea. No mention has been made of the line through to Plymouth & Cornwall |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8164070.stm
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I think it's the way forward. New trains are being rolled out over the next few years. I can't see it will cut time getting from A to B. |
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RockitRon
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:17 am Post subject: |
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Who on earth wants to go to Swansea? 
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Rachel
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:39 am Post subject: |
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| The problem with electric trains is - they need electricity to run. A fuse blows in Bath and the trains stop in Clapham. The whole network is down. Anyone got a nail or a kitkat wrapper? |
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Briant
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 3:34 pm Post subject: Train of thought.... |
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I heard it will knock an average of TEN minutes off journey times. Well, Whoop De Doo!  |
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mark occomore
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:12 am Post subject: |
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| Rachel wrote: | | The problem with electric trains is - they need electricity to run. A fuse blows in Bath and the trains stop in Clapham. The whole network is down. Anyone got a nail or a kitkat wrapper? |
I'm sure one of the new cars can pull the carriages without electric? I think they are called Hydro Electric trains. |
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RockitRon
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SantaFefan
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:44 am Post subject: |
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Fascinating idea and totally green too.
I'm sure there's more potential in using steam as motive power if only a practical, clean way of creating it could be developed.
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