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MrsBloomsburyBarton (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Good story but sounds a little far fetched to me. Who would know that the wheels had left the line? It often feels like that!! Have you read 'Red For Danger' a brilliantly written book about rail accidents by LTC Rolt which also serves as a good history of railway signalling and safety measures. There are one or two accidents in there that involved trains speeding through stations then coming to grief just beyond:-)
streamleazefishhouse (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Yeah Hindsight is a wonderful thing :). Talking of crazy drivers I heard that one driver for LMS (I don't know what train) went too fast whilst approaching Crewe station and managed to get the train leaning on one rail.
MrsBloomsburyBarton (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It irks me that the Victorians thought they were building the railways straight and true because one day they may be able to run at speeds of up to 40mph!! If they'd been built straight and level with broad gauge using govenment money we may have been doing 300mph by now! Also I wonder what the line speed was down Stoke Bank in 1926? If we did that now the driver would probably lose his job!
streamleazefishhouse (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Yes your correct train runs like the Mallard going 126mph were glory runs which were frequently one off publicity stunts. But its still cool to think a kettle with wheels can go that quick. It took those trains ages to get to that speed compared to a modern diesel or electric trains.
MrsBloomsburyBarton (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
...but the average speeds have increased. The 'world's fastest train' (The Cheltenham Flyer) averaged about 70mph (from memory) before Wrold War Two but we hit 100 every day on the 'old road' between Bromsgrove and Cheltenham. In 1926 I'd be very surprised if averarage speeds were above 60. Point taken though that we are held back completely by the track. There are very few 125mph lines in Britain.
MrsBloomsburyBarton (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
...but the average speeds have increased. The 'world's fastest train' (The Cheltenham Flyer) averaged about 70mph (from memory) before Wrold War Two but we hit 100 every day on the 'old road' between Bromsgrove and Cheltenham. In 1926 I'd be very surprised if averarage speeds were above 60. Point taken though that we are held back completely by the track. There are very few 125mph lines in Britain.
jago62blue (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
MORE TRAINS
mattymDADYM (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
cool layout (need more trains)p.s loving the layoutword count 429
de10nerv (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
honby製品は持ってはいるのですが日本では電圧が違うため、走らせることができません。なにかいい方法はないでしょうか？
maintrainman (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
cool layout (need more trains)p.s loving the layoutword count 432 |
