stuartmoss
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Just spotted this, thought it may be of interest: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15387714
I was thinking about the time zone date change. Leave Russia on a Monday afternoon, arrive Alaska Monday morning. Imagine coming back the other way, depending on departure times it would be possible to leave Alaska on a Monday and arrive Russia on Wednesday....What the heck happened to Tuesday??
As much as I would love to see this tunnel happen I doubt it will in my lifetime. Fantastic if it did though.
As much as I would love to see this tunnel happen I doubt it will in my lifetime. Fantastic if it did though.
A Y-P return from Wigan North Western to New York Grand Central via Paris and Moscow if you please and I'll take a cycle reservation too!
Awesome!!! Please let this happen
It might be quicker to swim!
So I could get a train from St Pancras to New York then? Nice...
That approach might sell to Spain, where they're in a minority in Europe on Gauge, but Russia isn't Spain. Theres virually a whole sub-continent laid in Russian Gauge. If anything the Russians would like to extend the Russian Gauge netowrk further beyond their borders. Even recently the Russians were making noises about funding a new link from Russia to Austria in Russian Gauge.or perhaps just build the route at Standard Gauge.
Is there any precedent for gauge changing axles on high speed stock? (obviously there's be a speed restriction at transition point...)
This video makes the Talgo system look so simple...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_LFIUkcPNM
It doesn't explain how the wheels are unlocked and locked in place. How does that work ?