Chafford1 wrote:... The Spanish planned this top speed for their Madrid - Barcelona high speed line but this has now been scaled back to 186mph. ...Seems you are not up to date: http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=48100
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Chafford1 wrote:... The Spanish planned this top speed for their Madrid - Barcelona high speed line but this has now been scaled back to 186mph. ...Seems you are not up to date: http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=48100
A survey carried out in 2004 in the UKThat study is probably biased. If you are worried about kilowatt-hours per seat, increase the number of seats, because the energy consumption will not vary too much. Besides, carbon dioxide has zero effect upon "global warming"; it's an absurd assertion to claim that a gas that exists in trace amounts in the atmosphere (0.03 percent on average) can have such a warming effect, especially since the plants are continuously breathing it in and turning it into oxygen molecules by expiration.
Chessie GM50 wrote:Can someone please define for me the line between "highspeed rail" and "very highspeed rail" for me?There are various definitions of 'high speed'. The European Union defines a new high speed line as one where the speed is 250 km/h (155mph) or more and an uprated (i.e. existing) high speed line as one where the speed is around 200 km/h (124mph).
And also, if 200 mph seems to be the limit, how can the french run it as fast as they do?
The European Union defines a new high speed line as one where the speed is 250 km/h (155mph) or more and an uprated (i.e. existing) high speed line as one where the speed is around 200 km/h (124mph)Top speed on electrified traditional rail corridors, in countries like France and Germany, for non-tilt trains, is 137 mph (or 220 km/h); tilt trains in Germany that run on traditional rail corridors operate at 143 mph (or 230 km/h).
Chafford1 wrote:Looks as if the whole scheme might be in danger:I have seen reports in the British press of California's budget difficulties. Money for investment would not be easy to find.
http://www.kcbs.com/High-Speed-Rail-May ... at/2765272
RVRR 15 wrote:Besides, carbon dioxide has zero effect upon "global warming"OK, please go back to school. Mods, this sort of disinformation shouldn't be allowed to stand. Every reputable scientist knows that an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is in fact causing global warming. I could go into great detail, since unlike RVRR15 I have a science education, but it's off topic.