Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 06/12/06, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>I was actually saying that intercity diesel-electric trains in the UK >>are _much_ faster than steam ever was. They regularly _cruise_ at a >>speed which was the record for steam locomotives. >> >>Scares the willies out of me but only 'cos I'm not driving. > > > I guess you just love the Eurostar :-) > No sensation of speed at all. 8-( What scares me about surface trains is the proximity to very solid objects like bridges, designed for clearance when trains ran a good 100mph slower.
The accident a couple of years back when the final carriage derailed and tried to go through a station sideways at 90mph should give you an idea of why I have a healthy respect for speeding large objects. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
