LSR on rails

nitro-nige · Post by **nitro-nige** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:19 pm

Did everyone saw the french train that set a new land speed record for trains of 574.8kph (357.2mph).
What do you think the chances are of getting a side project together and building one here?
How hard would it be to setup a track at next years speed week :wink:

Ian Riordan · Post by **Ian Riordan** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:58 pm

It might take a couple of firemen to get Puffing Billy up to speed, but think of the fares we'ed sell.

DLRA 112 · Post by **DLRA 112** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:18 am

Do we have a class for steam :lol:

DirtyDave · Post by **DirtyDave** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:40 pm

There's a class for OutbackTrev's corn hole :shock:

STEAM

outbacktrev · Post by **outbacktrev** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:24 pm

Dirtington,
How rude :!:

Cheers,
Trev :oops:

w3stie · Post by **w3stie** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:42 pm

Yeah, my first real experience of speed, apart from jets which don't count, was in 1977 on an intercity train from London to Liverpool travelling at 100+ mph. For a boy from brisbane used to the diesel hauled red-rattlers they called trains, that's really moving. Also looking down the embankment on a turn and seeing a burned out carriage at the bottom helped build the excitement

Then in 1997 I travelled on the eurostar to Paris at 300 km/h. Smooth as silk. So all of my high speed land travel has been on trains! I reckon 500km/h would be great.

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