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This is pretty impressive, might have been posted before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hzQtnz2GuE Pretty quick track work to do that move.
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Oct 22, 2015 15:47
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France can't catch a break this week. TGV derailed, 5 dead. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34822666
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Nov 14, 2015 18:05
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I didn't mind the Hitachi trainsets. Although they were shithouse in summer, if you were next to an open window it could be okay, otherwise you're stuck sweating. Three Hitachis live on the top of a recent development in Easey St, Collingwood, they're used as office space and one is a burger bar. quote:No, you aren’t seeing things. There are really three train carriages on top of this building in Collingwood. One of them just happens to be converted into a restaurant and owned by Easey’s Burgers. Their train carriage is a Hitachi 153M, which began operating in Melbourne in 1978, before it retired and was superseded by carriages with air conditioning. Easey’s transformed the inside but kept some of the carriage’s original elements, which definitely adds to the restaurant’s character.   
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Jan 16, 2016 11:31
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Agreed, at least these guys seem to be doing the speed limit (80): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sXQFE2jAsw
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Jan 19, 2016 11:50
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Neddy Seagoon posted:I forgot about the Hitachi's rising from the grave for that. I dont think the answer to congestion was to oven-bake commuters somehow. That heatwave was bad (obviously as it ended with Black Saturday) and the week of not dropping below 30 at night ending in a 46.9 degree day had the whole network failing. I'm glad I had that week off from uni at the time.
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Feb 5, 2016 06:54
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Me too, plus you can walk all the way along the train instead of using the 'airlocks' on the Xtraps. More room when it gets crowded after a footy match.
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Feb 6, 2016 17:49
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Whoops. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/vline-crisis-tracks-on-365b-regional-rail-link-to-be-torn-up-this-weekend-20160212-gmsude.html quote:V/Line crisis: Tracks on $3.65b Regional Rail Link to be torn up this weekend Vline is the state regional public transport service, a government owned corporation, mainly coaches but a number of rail lines too. This started getting traction when the trainsets failed to trigger level crossings on the suburban network due to the wheels being worn away, although that was apparently un-related it brought the issue to to the media. The Vlocity trainsets are locally built by bombardier. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V/Line_VLocity  While the Regional Rail Link was the most expensive public transport project in the states history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_Rail_Link And this is the flyover in question, lots of rails because of dual gauge.: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.8087431,144.9429605,106m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en 
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Feb 13, 2016 10:35
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Klaus Kinski posted:Apparently the english word for it is "sun kink" I'll show you a 'sun kink' https://youtu.be/_LoXgN1QWZM
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Feb 20, 2016 18:44
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The Flying Scotsman has been restored and went on a trip today. It looks great! http://i.imgur.com/ypAJVbv.gifv
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Feb 26, 2016 05:57
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Wow. They built an aqueduct that a train can also run on? The Romans would be jealous. Edit: ding ding ding http://tramsimulator.com.au/  (Note: No points/junction in this location) drunkill fucked around with this message at 09:00 on May 14, 2016 |
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May 13, 2016 20:28
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Bourke Street between Russel and Exhibition streets and there is a crossover but it is a bit up the road, could have changed tracks halfway across and slid about ~45 metres to a rest if it was heading West. Streetview: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37...!8i6656!6m1!1e1
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May 15, 2016 11:28
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More Melbourne tram shenanigans: 'Tram derails, veers into Melbourne house after collision with car ' http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-17/melbourne-tram-derails-hits-house-after-car-crash-in-kew/7419966 
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May 17, 2016 05:05
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I don't think backpackers can afford the ghan. It isn't cheap at all.
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May 27, 2016 05:36
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New High Capacity trains ordered here for Melbourne. They look to be updated versions of X'Trapolis 100s that already run on half the network. Announcement video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imwSqb4wpQE Text below from here: https://urban.melbourne/transport/2016/09/12/next-generation-melbournes-train-fleet-unveiled quote:This morning at a media conference in the historic Newport Workshops, the Premier, Minister for Public Transport and Minister for Industry and Employment announced the Evolution Rail consortium was the successful bidder for the contract to supply the next generation of Melbourne's train fleet: High-Capacity Metro Trains (HCMT).  So the lines they will run on are to be connected by the ~9bn Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel under the CBD, (the cost of these trainsets are in that 9bn) by 2026, and until then they will run on the two lines that are currently being upgraded to remove 9 level crossings along the route, rebuilding stations with longer platforms for the eventual longer trains, those two conjoined lined (Cranbourne-Pakenham line) is the busiest on the network currently. The trains are 7 carriages long (160m, the length of the current platforms) until the new tunnel opens in 2026, when a further 3 carriages will be added to them Background on the tender requirements: http://www.danielbowen.com/2015/07/01/next-gen-trains/ drunkill fucked around with this message at 16:55 on Sep 12, 2016 |
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Sep 12, 2016 16:53
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My state government (well a department of it) made this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VueIlRospms Post other cool train songs itt
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Nov 19, 2016 02:59
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But those two images you quoted are the Russian versions. That is the Buran space shuttle. The American space shuttles were rolled to the pad upright on the mobile crawlers.
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Feb 10, 2017 18:38
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choo choo motherfuckers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FrYCP0amAE Intercity train going 140-160Kmh hits a dirtbike. On another line, also today, another Vline train hits an abandoned 4wd on the tracks and is derailed. http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/4470299/bendigo-train-car-collide/ drunkill fucked around with this message at 05:59 on Feb 15, 2017 |
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Feb 15, 2017 05:54
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Snowpiercer prototype looking real good.
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May 3, 2017 20:06
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MikeCrotch posted:Is there something in the water in Belarus that makes people unable to look left or something? Taxi drivers. Pretty universal that taxi drivers are the worst road users, despite being on the road all day.
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May 4, 2017 07:05
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It is 4:10am and I'm watching a 17 hour slowtv program of The Ghan making a trip from Adelaide to Darwin, quite a few people are livetweeting it too, including the broadcaster who are tweeting facts and answering questions. There is some decent drone footage of the trip too at certain locations. SBS (a national broadcaster) aired a 3 hour version last sunday and it got high ratings so they've decided to air a 17 hour version this weekend. 2:40am to 8:30pm. I wonder if they'll air the full 54 hour trip sometime in the future... or record a different journey like the Indian Pacific.
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Jan 13, 2018 18:13
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A replacement bus.
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youtuber Mustard did a video on Aerotrains, the forerunner of maglev, good poo poo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUXEFj0t7Ek proclick
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Apr 8, 2018 16:46
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stevewm posted:Geoff also has his own personal channel where he posts some random train/transport related videos regularly. He also runs/hosts the Londonist channel which is often mostly about trains too or just former and upcoming infrastructure in london https://www.youtube.com/user/Londonistvids
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Amazing. Although a curved tunnel with no recesses for people is a bit dangerous. Recesses for workers though, not cyclists.
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May 30, 2018 07:09
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The third and last section of new elevated rail opened up on my trainline last week and trains are running again. 5 rebuilt/upgraded stations and 9 level crossongs removed as part of the project along the busiest trainline. Anyway, the first steam train went over it on the weekend and someone with a drone chased it a bit and captured some alright footage: https://youtu.be/r7qdR6rtC0M
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Jun 25, 2018 14:28
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RIP train drivers, no longer needed. https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/rio-tinto-sees-google-and-apple-as-competitors-for-its-future-workforce-20180713-p4zr9o.html quote:The warning came as Rio delivered iron ore using the world’s first ever long distance, heavy haul driverless train.
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Jul 13, 2018 05:23
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Steam train through an inner city suburb chased by a drone: https://youtu.be/SnjPxz-3xFI Not enterly legal but it looks cool. I saw it go past further down the line this morning. He caught it earlier in the month too with a bit of a better chase along a new section of elevated track: https://youtu.be/r7qdR6rtC0M Edit: or a view from the ground https://youtu.be/kmr2FtVruOw https://youtu.be/uE-usrXwn7A drunkill fucked around with this message at 21:13 on Jul 28, 2018 |
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Jul 28, 2018 20:33
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Only one driver because BHP and Rio Tinto are too cheap to hire two crews for trains. So they're going robotic on their lines.
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Nov 6, 2018 11:42
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Ore is valuable when it is multiple trains per day on that line. $55m per day losses if the stockpile at port hedland runs out. They have about a week until export losses kick in. Loss of the train + wagons & track replacement work is probably a few million.
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Nov 7, 2018 09:10
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This aired on australian tv tonight. https://twitter.com/SBS/status/1081834002636390400 The full 17 hour? version will air across a few nights later on
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Jan 6, 2019 14:35
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Melbourne_runaway_train Suburban electric passenger train runs away, they cut the overhead power but it doesn't stop it going downhill towards the city. Investigation report: https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24454/rair2003001_001.pdf quote:
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Ding ding ding Old W class trams are finally getting out of storage after being sold to people and schools and towns. https://twitter.com/9NewsMelb/status/1115531853912391681?s=19 A few still exist on the network on tourist routes and as the restraunt trams. https://youtu.be/WE9ZL7pMfrk drunkill fucked around with this message at 15:32 on Apr 9, 2019 |
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Apr 9, 2019 15:30
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Just to clarify, are at least some getting restored to service or are they mostly just inoperative shells going to private homes, collectors, and preservation groups at this point? These are the real old unupgraded ones. They restored 30 or so about 15 years ago to remove asbestos and put modern brakes on em etc. Those will remain for use, the ones being sold off dont work anymore and were retired in the 90s but not a scrapped. Some of the upgraded ones made it overseas, theres a few in San Fransisco and New Orleans afaik.
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A good video in the APT or tilt train. Paging axemanjim to the thread. https://youtu.be/nDN7PPW4AE8
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Diesel electric trains huh? https://twitter.com/thebashmash/status/1138916421361111040?s=19
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I've been on that train, decent tourist route for a shortish trip.
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Sep 4, 2019 12:23
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Crossquotin' rail insanity
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Uh.. that looked like it was close to a huge fuckup https://twitter.com/thomaslmajor/status/1221922465363791872?s=19
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Whoops. https://twitter.com/amnayang/status/1222420795294568448 https://twitter.com/amnayang/status/1222429230366986240
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