Virgin's trains always stink of wee.
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All the energy suppliers in the UK putting up prices.
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Originally posted by expat View PostUsed German train a few months ago. Had to look several times to be sure I wasn't in First.
The trains were on time, very fast, clean, comfortable, large and cheap, essentially everything that the British rail system isn't.Comment
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Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View Post
Originally posted by TimberWolfWhen someone [do with railways] was asked why they didn't put more carriages on trains, instead of packing people in like sardines, I think the answer was because platforms aren't long enough to cope with the extra length. FFS, I was almost ready to turn up with some cement and water myself.
But the very big issue in my in UK railways is that they were designed in such a way that on fairly major stations there are still 2 rails - so trains will block anything behind them - slow local trains for example. In Russia (with all the stupid things there) any half decent station will have multiple railway lines - in fact I remember that fairly local station to a fairly local city (not Moscow) had like 15 railways on the station, so trains could wait without blocking path of faster trains - thats like more than on New Street Station and I'd say about the same as on Euston!
I wouldn't blame just Nu Lie for that as I think all Govts in this country neglected railways - very stupid very shortsighted move. If they could not be arsed to invest into R&D of new trains then buy them from France and Germany, just lay down track ffs, not hard is it? Put unemployed to do it if necessary - fresh air and hard manual word and they will be off the dole in a week time - use savings to put into more railwaysComment
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Originally posted by AtW View Post... Russian trains are much longer ...
You've come right out the other side of the forest of irony and ended up in the desert of wrong.
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Originally posted by bogeyman View PostWell, you can't say you don't learn anything from reading CUKComment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostMuch thicker too - when compared to london tubes...
Brunel's original Great Western Railway had a gauge of 7ft while Russia's rail gauge is a skinny Kate-Moss-like 4ft 11⅞ in.
Sadly everyone told IKB that his trains were too thick, and he should adopt the 4ft 8.5 in. gauge of a Roman chariot. And after he'd bored all the tunnels too!
You've come right out the other side of the forest of irony and ended up in the desert of wrong.
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