Re: Railways


"Adrian" <toomany2cvs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Xns991C8C69B69Cadrianachapmanfreeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Steve Firth (usenet-ut@xxxxxxxxxxxx) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

Indeed. That's the page you posted earlier, and which states quite
clearly that the Pendular first entered service in July 1980.

Tilting trains first entered service in 1938.

Quite possibly. I have no idea of the history of the technology. I do know
that Citroen had similar tilt-into-the-corner technology in trial on the
DS
in the late '50s, though.

I'm merely pointing out that NM's confident assertion that Talgo Pendulars
(which he named explicitly) were in service contemporaneously with the UK
still building steam trains is chronological complete bollocks - Twenty
complete years separate them.

Well, this *is* interesting. Adrian, NM and Firth arguing over nit-picking
detail like a bunch of teenage trainspotters.


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: "The Only Thing They Learn" -- does anyone else find it irritating?
    ... Someone else noted that often people do learn from recent history - ... *expertise* into useful technology. ... is a *cheap* new technology. ... The fact that Iraq can't pay Germany, France, and Russia what ...
    (rec.arts.sf.written)
  • Re: OT - But Incredible - Goodbye Europe
    ... I am saying that a policy of trying to worry ourselves to death about ... educated euro liberal continent, average muslims, even in Europe, are ... better medicine, technology, invention. ...
    (rec.martial-arts)
  • Re: 2006 Projects?
    ... People raised a stink about Bill Gates' lack of philanthropy and look what happened. ... And it's a publically traded corporation whose record of philanthropic activity has responded to public criticism. ... That's all I'm saying. ... of television technology to China and Japan a long time ago. ...
    (rec.crafts.textiles.needlework)
  • Re: Zaxcom recording radios... another shameless rave
    ... As a result that recording is ... twelve different people to check off on changing their workflow, ... I'm just saying that having the conversation is working for me. ... I have also said that its my opinion that RF technology is pretty mature and if there are any RF solutions built, it will be with existing technology. ...
    (rec.arts.movies.production.sound)
  • Re: Zheng spoke English well
    ... West is our technology. ... In 5,000+ years of cultural history, they ... undergrad linguistics book. ...
    (rec.sport.tennis)