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    Regeneration - station capacitors

    As I said I'm covering old ground I sincerely hope that works as you say although I tend to hear quite a lot of grinding of brakes! However the concept I was trying to bring up is that of storage. The system in current use does not store energy. What I was trying to make sure was that the energy...
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    Regeneration - station capacitors

    Yes I know I'm covering old ground but here it comes again. I ride a Southern Rail London Commuter train. What does it do all day? It brakes into a station and accelerates out. All day a continuous waste of energy. Some times I toy with the idea of a massive buffer spring braking the train with...
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    A market there for exploitation

    Lay on more trains! If there is a market exploit it. What on earth is the point of privatization if therte is no attempt to increase profit other than fleecing the trapped commuter?
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    A market there for exploitation

    Why can't the Railway Companies offer more very low cost excursions on a Sunday? I'm thinking particularly of Southern Rail and South West Railways.

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