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Bullhead
LNER Thompson B1 4-6-0 'Antelope'
Posts: 633 Joined: Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:40 pmLocation: 52D
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by Bullhead Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:53 am
All the talk in
viewtopic.php?t=310 has set me reflecting on rail speed records generally. The figure of 320mph set by a short-formation French TGV (see
http://www.trainweb.org/tgvpages/rec-intro.html ) is pretty impressive,
n'est-ce pas ?
The picture doesn't show the substantial arcing on the pan head - I saw a clip of this record-breaking run on TV, and it looked as though someone was setting off flashbulbs on the contact wire, presumably because of the continuous bouncing effect of the pantograph at that speed. It does, however, show the cloud of dust thrown up behind the train.
So - did anyone dare tell Stephenson, "It's not Rocket science"?
daveinstoke
LNER Thompson L1 2-6-4T
Posts: 99 Joined: Tue Jan 17, 2006 4:47 pmLocation: Stoke on Trent
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by daveinstoke Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:28 pm
It makes me wonder that every time one of Mr Bransons Virgin sets stops at stoke , should I paint a Snail on the side!
Dave.
Tom Quayle
GCR D11 4-4-0 'Improved Director'
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by Tom Quayle Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:17 am
Snail hmmm I go for Tortoise.
The weather here is Baltic but so were the tank engines
