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Purely gossip. There is some sort of talk of 185s replacing 170s on XC...
How would this happen? Ordered 350s and a cascade or lighter 170s?
I know the 185s are heavy but much of XCs 170 routes are being upgraded for heavy freight so i can see it would work. Plus XC has 29 170s so not all...
http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/guided_bus_could_provide_a_faster_link_between_peterborough_and_cambridge_1_1116787
Timetables show the bus averages 40 mins St Ives to Cambridge. On XC we average 50mins Cambridge to Peterborough so how the hell do they think it will be faster...
Most threads on here are banging on about multiple units,gangways,25kv etc..
Im not tarring everyone with the same brush but in the last decade Trains are becoming really dull....
I was lucky to start out on 47s..ok as a trainman but i learnt to drive on them.
Most of Europe are still...
Found these on YouTube. The Russians were way faster than the HST although as no independent witness the record couldnt be verified....271kmh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwYXjxXFha0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWDdNe_zx5A&feature=related
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