starrymarkb
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Scotland seems to manage!
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For those that say the Sea Wall can't be wired
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Scotland seems to manage!
Taken at Saltcoats I presume?
starrymarkb
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50kV insulation...
scotsman
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To be fair, there's a 10ft wide path between the sea wall and the line
PhilipW
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Good one.
.... but then in England we like to do things on the cheap so the wiring would be headspan rather than gantry....
Yes, I know it's only a joke... (I think)
.... but then in England we like to do things on the cheap so the wiring would be headspan rather than gantry....
Yes, I know it's only a joke... (I think)
Scotland seems to manage!
More impressivly...Its a Siemens product that works by the sea...Now Bombardier on the other hand....:roll:
How dare you, Bombardier are the finest train builders ever and the evil Tory government are sending all those staff to an awful end for fun when they should be supporting British jobs blah blah, repeat.More impressivly...Its a Siemens product that works by the sea...Now Bombardier on the other hand....:roll:
Tomonthetrain
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[sarcasm]how i Can't wait for someone to suggest that they wire bristol - penzance then use pantographed voyagers on there cos they are the best.
oh and they're reliable[/sarcasm]
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Tracked
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Perhaps they could wire up the toilets at the same time, to deter people from using them, all we'd need is that electric shock sign with the words "No Solids" beneath it.
Incidentally, thank the DDA for the forthcoming 142 withdrawal, otherwise there'd be someone at Northern looking at the hump on them and thinking "that's a good place for a pantograph"
Incidentally, thank the DDA for the forthcoming 142 withdrawal, otherwise there'd be someone at Northern looking at the hump on them and thinking "that's a good place for a pantograph"
Tomonthetrain
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Incidentally, thank the DDA for the forthcoming 142 withdrawal, otherwise there'd be someone at Northern looking at the hump on them and thinking "that's a good place for a pantograph"
Why not? Ride quality better than a voyager, better loos, decent size windows
Pacers ftw!
Barrett M95
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The previous trains worked fine on that line too. But lets put things into perspective here - if you can make 25kV work in the west of Scotland, you can make it work anywhere...
scotsman
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The BBC showed clips of the waves splashing the windscreen of a shed as it passed!
CarterUSM
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No, Sawkits.
87015
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I wouldn't really call it a success! Almost the entire service west of Kilwinning was cancelled off after lunchtime and just a few specials run so they can't have had a lot of faith in it going well.
matchmaker
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The STV news last night showed a clip of a spectacular flashover :eek:
OuterDistant
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I bet this is actually a trick, and it's really a photo of a stranded train!
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