Broithe Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 The first bits start to arrive - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31831603 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSR 800 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Ohhhh...............shiny:drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 What is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 What is it? Hitachi. Eventually, it will replace the 125 fleet, and some other stuff. Overhead electric, mostly, but some of the power-cars will have diesel generators for use on non-OHLE lines... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Ah! So BR's getting ICRs...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 Ah! So BR's getting ICRs...... Seems to be rather in the Javelin style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonybonneyba Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Hitachi. Eventually, it will replace the 125 fleet, and some other stuff. Overhead electric, mostly, but some of the power-cars will have diesel generators for use on non-OHLE lines... So EDMU's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 So EDMU's? Only about half of them, I think. The other half are 'pure' electric. If I'm reading it right.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnthebox Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I think that thing should be pointing skywards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 have to say that looking at that loco - trains just dont look like trains any more! give me a smelly, noisy A or C class any day of the week and twice on Sunday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 I think that thing should be pointing skywards Reading up on the Soviet Buran shuttle this morning, I can see where you're coming from... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSR 800 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 they look more like wingless planes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 they look more like wingless planes They have to take the wings off for the tunnels.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSR 800 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 well i wasnt expecting that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 well i wasnt expecting that They weren't expecting this, either.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricanemk1c Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 And due to the wonders of standard bodyshells, there's a 150mm hump in the middle of all the non-driving vehicles (even the pure-electric ones) to house the engine raft! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSR 800 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 How did that happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 How did that happen? Derailed in Montana, moving fuselages between assembly plants - http://www.wsj.com/articles/boeing-assessing-damage-to-aircraft-components-after-train-accident-1404584812 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 The first bits start to arrive - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31831603 . [ATTACH=CONFIG]18189[/ATTACH] Well its not a particularly high speed train as it doesn't have interlaced bogies joining the coaches. The French and Germans are decades ahead of the rest of Europe when it comes to modern high speed intercity rail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Well its not a particularly high speed train as it doesn't have interlaced bogies joining the coaches. The French and Germans are decades ahead of the rest of Europe when it comes to modern high speed intercity rail. True high speed rail is not something that seems to happen over here - the UK has 68 miles of proper high-speed track. Starting at about the same point in time, China now has 7,450 miles.... The 800s are rated for 140mph, but there won't be many places that they will actually do that for a long time to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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