London to Brighton train ride, 1953-2013 [video]
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London to Brighton train ride, 1953-2013 [video]
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Re: London to Brighton train ride, 1953-2013 [video]
#2Its a little sad that repeating the exercise today shows little improvement over 30 years ago. The HST125 is still the fastest diesel train in the world (the actual video was likely taken from a Diesel Multiple Unit which are lighter and more efficient but not faster), those lines are still not electrified little has changed in train signalling with most of the improvements in train control being to centralise it rather than actually improving the rail service.
Re: London to Brighton train ride, 1953-2013 [video]
#3Interesting how the way passengers dress has changed vastly in the first 30 years and not so much in the recent 30.
Re: London to Brighton train ride, 1953-2013 [video]
#4Interesting how the way passengers dress has changed vastly in the first 30 years and not so much in the recent 30.
Considerably fewer hats.
Re: London to Brighton train ride, 1953-2013 [video]
#5The quality of video color has improved dramatically.
Re: London to Brighton train ride, 1953-2013 [video]
#6Its a little sad that repeating the exercise today shows little improvement over 30 years ago. The HST125 is still the fastest diesel train in the world (the actual video was likely taken from a Diesel Multiple Unit which are lighter and more efficient but not faster), those lines are still not electrified little has changed in train signalling with most of the improvements in train control being to centralise it rat…
That line is actually electrified in all 3 videos, just not with conventional overhead caternary. Southeast England is one of the few places in the world that uses 3rd rail power outside of mass transit metros. You can clearly see the rail just outside of the running rail in all the videos.
Re: London to Brighton train ride, 1953-2013 [video]
#7Its a little sad that repeating the exercise today shows little improvement over 30 years ago. The HST125 is still the fastest diesel train in the world (the actual video was likely taken from a Diesel Multiple Unit which are lighter and more efficient but not faster), those lines are still not electrified little has changed in train signalling with most of the improvements in train control being to centralise it rat…
That line is actually electrified in all 3 videos, just not with conventional overhead caternary. Southeast England is one of the few places in the world that uses 3rd rail power outside of mass transit metros. You can clearly see the rail just outside of the running rail in all the videos.
Ah, you got me. Not a true train buff :)
Re: London to Brighton train ride, 1953-2013 [video]
#8It's a shame they used such a shitty camera for the 2013 video.
Things look mostly the same, and there seems to be more green in the more recent videos.
Re: London to Brighton train ride, 1953-2013 [video]
#9It's interesting how much straighter the route has gotten over the years.
Re: London to Brighton train ride, 1953-2013 [video]
#10Its a little sad that repeating the exercise today shows little improvement over 30 years ago. The HST125 is still the fastest diesel train in the world (the actual video was likely taken from a Diesel Multiple Unit which are lighter and more efficient but not faster), those lines are still not electrified little has changed in train signalling with most of the improvements in train control being to centralise it rat…
No, it's not.
The Talgo XXI does 159mph, and the Russian TEP80 did over 168mph in a test run, which is even preserved on video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwYXjxXFha0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWDdNe_zx5A