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0 pointsRileyJames10mo ago0 comments

You lost me at ‘single model of 300km/h train that can make it here’

Meanwhile here in Australia our “fast rail” trains go 160km/h. Unless it’s over 32 degrees, then they slow down. And if it hits 36 degrees they slow down even more (90km/h)

And it gets that hot here a lot…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V/Line_VLocity

https://www.vline.com.au/heat

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LargoLasskhyfv10mo ago

Paint them! https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleis#/media/Datei:Mariazeller...

And/or build them like this https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Schienenauszugsvorrichtu... ,

or this https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:SchienenauszugMitLzb.jpg ,

or this https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feste_Fahrbahn#/media/Datei:Oe...

It's called https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breather_switch

john-h-k10mo ago

Don’t OBB Railjet trains travel at 230km/h?

detaro10mo ago

Australia, not Austria ;)

Akronymus10mo ago

I can count on one hand how often I've seen that mixup happen in that direction.

As an austrian, I am amused.

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