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https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2024/04/snake-on-a-bullet-train-causes-rare-railway-delay-in-japan.html "Almost nothing stops Japan's famous high-speed bullet trains from running exactly on time - but a tiny snake slithering through a passenger carriage will do the trick, albeit for just ...

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No train tips, but i did spend 6 months backpacking in South America, albeit 35 years ago . Don't wear Jewellery , wear your day pack on your chest , not your back , keep your camera out of site until you need to take a photo.Be wary of anyone who shows a interest in your camera or other belongings ...

Around 30 people per year were dying from falls from trains in the UK prior. no doubt many more injured.As mentioned NHS would wear the cost. The morning commute was fun to watch on London platforms . quite "proper" looking businessmen would have their own compartment , and a little detrai...

Yup , great fun telling a customer their 100k motorhome is out of action for 3 months waiting for a $ 100 part. With small electronic components , I find I can find and get them faster from Ali Express than the likes of didkey etc . even if it means spending $ 50 freight on a $ 1 item . somethings g...

Don't have an accountant in charge of parts.
One of our suppliers accountant decided slow moving parts should be written off.
um yeah. New items don't need certain parts for a few years.
But in a few years those parts won't be obtainable.
Nowadays, in a matter of months.

Do they have to be built in the USA ?

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Yes, I misread the article, thinking they were in service between the mentioned stations and Paddington station.
Though I would say the reading depot would have catenary.

Interesting, thanks Roger.
I thought one of the preserved j class was renamed Diana, after the princess. Perhaps it was a ja class.

https://bbc.com/news/uk-england-glouces ... e-68338031
I thought Paddington was electric for western services, so a bit puzzled as to why it doesn't use catenary for part of the journey.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-hopes-new-speed-train-links-will-help-boost-birthrate-2024-03-29/ "SEOUL, March 29 (Reuters) - South Korea is launching a high-speed train service that will reduce the travel time between central Seoul and its outskirts, a project officials...

Moon railway concepts commissioned "MOON: The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has commissioned Northrop Grumman to develop a concept for a railway to transport humans, supplies and resources on the Moon." https://www.railwaygazette.com/infrastructure/moon-railway-concepts-comm...

It seems unlikely that there is even demand on every train during the day , yet they all are the same consist. The question is wether the cost of changing consist lenght is worth the extra ticket revenue that a longer consist would bring , or the savings in running costs of running a shorter consist...