Unfortunately no HO scale, so that's a pass for me.
Buy a train, bridge or tracks from the Swiss Railway
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Re: Buy a train, bridge or tracks from the Swiss Railway
#32I just want the clocks. Mondaine tries, but they aren't the same. That 58.5 second rotation then pause is quite clever. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_railway_clock
The central clock dependency is cool, but I wonder is there were any problems with latency -- like does the centralized electrical impulse reach a train station 10km away and another one at 20km at the same time? Did they factor that in?
Re: Buy a train, bridge or tracks from the Swiss Railway
#33Holy fuck, they do have a bridge to sell you. Although it's only available from 2027-04-01. April fools?
Re: Buy a train, bridge or tracks from the Swiss Railway
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
When SBB has a bridge to sell you, you should pick it up in person.
When London Bridge was sold in the 1960s it was also on the buyer to pick it up from its original location and transport it to the US
I have to look this up each time I am reminded of it, to make sure it's not some absurd urban legend.
Re: Buy a train, bridge or tracks from the Swiss Railway
#35You can pay Amtrak to haul your train car around[0], so you’ve just got to figure out a way to get the car from Switzerland to the US, and then you can really get around in style. [0]: https://www.amtrak.com/privately-owned-rail-cars
Make sure you get one that matches American gauge and isn't one of the the meter gauge mountain trains
Not sure if it directly helps here, but multi gaage railway cars are a thing. Iirc on some European lines, the trains switch their gauge.
Re: Buy a train, bridge or tracks from the Swiss Railway
#36If I was rich I’d go to a small town in a developing country and create a monorail. I’d buy up a 4km by 4km plot of land and create a car free city ( aside from emergency vehicles).
Free public transport, bikes and shoes for everyone
Re: Buy a train, bridge or tracks from the Swiss Railway
#37If I was filthy rich, I'd buy a plot of land near a railway line (that is at least attached to the main lines), build my own siding, and buy one of DSB's IC3 MUs[0], maybe also an IR4 MU[1], so they can together ride on electrified and non-electrified tracks. Then refurbish their interior, install as many signal compatibility systems, and, for the IR4, have it support as many overhead voltage systems as possible. I h…
Or maybe donate it to the Illinois Railway Museum (irm.org) so that they could run it for more people than just yourself.
If we're doing hypotheticals, why not both?
Re: Buy a train, bridge or tracks from the Swiss Railway
#38I just want the clocks. Mondaine tries, but they aren't the same. That 58.5 second rotation then pause is quite clever. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_railway_clock
The central clock dependency is cool, but I wonder is there were any problems with latency -- like does the centralized electrical impulse reach a train station 10km away and another one at 20km at the same time? Did they factor that in?
I know the Swiss are known for punctuality and timekeeping, but I don’t think anyone is going to notice a 33μs delay to their train.
Re: Buy a train, bridge or tracks from the Swiss Railway
#39I just want the clocks. Mondaine tries, but they aren't the same. That 58.5 second rotation then pause is quite clever. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_railway_clock
The central clock dependency is cool, but I wonder is there were any problems with latency -- like does the centralized electrical impulse reach a train station 10km away and another one at 20km at the same time? Did they factor that in?
The speed of light is copper wires is fast enough that you don't need to factor this in. At least not for human purposes.
Re: Buy a train, bridge or tracks from the Swiss Railway
#40Holy fuck, they do have a bridge to sell you. Although it's only available from 2027-04-01. April fools?
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