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bahnause replied to the thread SBB plans to buy High-Speed trains.Their use on the Bözberg was only temporary. They weren’t suitable for peak hours because there weren’t enough seats, and adding... -
bahnause replied to the thread I had to crawl on my hands and knees to get off train, says disabled woman.Just how stupid and incompetent do we—or Control—think the train crew is, exactly? So stupid that we reject out of hand any solution to...
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bahnause replied to the thread I had to crawl on my hands and knees to get off train, says disabled woman.There are situations in which I would ask Control. And then there are situations, in which I inform Control about a measure taken by the...
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bahnause replied to the thread SBB plans to buy High-Speed trains.SBB may require that new trains be compatible with older models. However, it must be able to justify this requirement in a factual and...
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bahnause replied to the thread Should trains have yellow rear ends to reduce collisions?.How many incidents are we talking about?
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bahnause replied to the thread SBB plans to buy High-Speed trains.Bids are typically based on a weighted point system. The price is already included in this system and is not considered separately at...
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bahnause replied to the thread SBB plans to buy High-Speed trains.This would be strictly prohibited by the swiss procurement laws.
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bahnause replied to the thread SBB plans to buy High-Speed trains.That’s like walking on thin ice, both legally and economically. In this case, I don’t see any reason at all to even attempt something...
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bahnause replied to the thread SBB plans to buy High-Speed trains.SBB remains a state-owned enterprise and is therefore subject to the Federal Act on Public Procurement (BöB). It will therefore launch a...
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bahnause replied to the thread First ETCS train operates on the East Coast Mainline.We should gradually start to abandon the idea, that the end customer has much of a choice in this matter. At the end of the day, it is...
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bahnause replied to the thread Drivers keeping hands on the controls.Many German trains even have a Seitenfahrschalter (side control) on the side opposite the driver’s desk. This allows the driver to...
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bahnause replied to the thread EMR Class 222’s - declining reliability.Sometimes it is a case of "pick & choose"
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bahnause replied to the thread EMR Class 222’s - declining reliability.It reminds me of the formula we had to recite in almost every exam: 360 ÷ seconds per 100 metres = km/h. However, the maximum permitted...
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bahnause replied to the thread Main line balloon loops.The loop is also regularly used to turn a train round when the first class is on the wrong side.
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bahnause replied to the thread Thoughts on the Trump presidency.It turns out threatening and prosecuting the Fed doesn't lower interest rates. Lowering inflation lowers interest rates.
