Oh tulip

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Mich the Tester replied

14 January 2010, 18:20
The wobble's gone and has now been replaced with a 'bounce' every 3 seconds.

I don't have much confidence in this train.
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Mich the Tester replied

14 January 2010, 18:17
Originally posted by MPwannadecentincome View Post

I thought Dutch trains were ultra reliable and punctual?

They were. Then some dicksplat decided to privatise them.

He's sped up a bit now and it's stopped wobbling.
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MPwannadecentincome replied

14 January 2010, 18:16
I thought Dutch trains were ultra reliable and punctual?

Mind you back in '95 when I was there I remember the front page headline in the Dutch papers was how passengers had to push a broken down train off the main rail line onto a siding.
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RichardCranium replied

14 January 2010, 18:14
Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post

The train has developed an uncomfortable and rather disconcerting wobble.

The Silverlink train did that commuting between Hemel Hempstead to Euston. We regular passengers used to comment on it. It felt like a giant had kicked the train as it passed: a definite jerk to the side.

It was quite a jerk; the staff must have all known about it.

It got worse over a few weeks, and then one day it suddenly disappeared.
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Mich the Tester replied

14 January 2010, 18:12
I really think the driver should slow down a bit. Something might be going horribly wrong here.
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Mich the Tester started a topic Oh tulip

14 January 2010, 18:07
Oh tulip

The train has developed an uncomfortable and rather disconcerting wobble.
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