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Government to order review of costly project no-one wants.....
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostNo! Not that one!
HS2: Review to examine costs and benefits of rail project - BBC News
Maybe people have finally worked out that all it will do is bleed Birmingham dry?
It's the same with plastics. If HMG were serious about reducing plastic pollution, then a law should be introduced to ensure that all liquids should be sold in glass bottles. But then the petro chemical industry would suffer as it provides the raw materials for plastics.
However, as I've said many times, nothing is done in this World unless someone benefits financially. It's not about what is right and proper or fair.Comment
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Originally posted by NigelJK View PostGet hold of an old carriage and turn it into the ultimate mobile summer house.
The way I figure things, in a few years there will be a big demand for unobtrusive and secure storage areas for giant batteries, for electric vehicle charging, and when that time comes I may be able to rent space to energy suppliers.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostHaving been to Japan, not just looked at videos on the internet, they have a very efficient train service. The video shared above is about a commuter train, not the Shinkansen.
The “guys in white gloves” are the platform conductors.
The trains run on time, are clean and efficient.
They are part public/part private sector
...but hey, best reject any foreign ideas that work based on not wanting to understand them, and try to do it all ourselves.
qhHe had a negative bluety on a quackhandle and was quadraspazzed on a lifeglug.
I look forward to your all knowing and likely sarcastic and unhelpful reply.
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The French compulsorily purchased huge tracks of land for the TGV programme. It was still cheaper than developing a tilting train as per the APT.Comment
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Originally posted by quackhandle View PostShinkansen runs on it's own track, so does the French TGV. I think the same in Germany. All had their railways bombed to smithereens in WW2 so they could basically start over. That's our problem, the Germans didn't do enough damage!
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When the French/Germans/Japanese rebuilt after the war, they ended up with fast trains, fast roads, etc. We ended up with Milton Keynes.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostYup, pretty much spot on, although it was quite a few years from when the war ended until the TGV etc tracks were laid.
When the French/Germans/Japanese rebuilt after the war, they ended up with fast trains, fast roads, etc. We ended up with Milton Keynes.
They just don't have enough capacity for the traffic since 1980.See You Next TuesdayComment
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostYup, pretty much spot on, although it was quite a few years from when the war ended until the TGV etc tracks were laid.
When the French/Germans/Japanese rebuilt after the war, they ended up with fast trains, fast roads, etc. We ended up with Milton Keynes.His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostYup, pretty much spot on, although it was quite a few years from when the war ended until the TGV etc tracks were laid.
When the French/Germans/Japanese rebuilt after the war, they ended up with fast trains, fast roads, etc. We ended up with Milton Keynes.
Having recently driven through France, Germany, and Italy the fast roads tend to be toll charged with, from what I experienced, the non-toll roads left to decay (particularly in Italy where there were more potholes per mile than in Blackburn) presumably to entice people onto the toll roads.
The fast trains in mainland Europe can easily be routed to avoid the small towns and villages as there is so much arable land, not like in the UK where anything flat has already been built on to use the rivers, canals, and railways for the industrialisation we're still benefiting from.
The trains in this country are fast enough if they maintained the track properly and had kept the dual lines so there were less problems putting local and limited stop intercity trains on the same route. On the days I go into the nearest city for a few beers watching the sport I can take the train or bus. Both take about the same time as the train chugs along like it's got all day. The train should be way faster than the bus when comparing the routes. Improve what there is.Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down. Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.Comment
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Originally posted by Hobosapien View PostHaving recently driven through France, Germany, and Italy the fast roads tend to be toll charged with, from what I experienced, the non-toll roads left to decay (particularly in Italy where there were more potholes per mile than in Blackburn) presumably to entice people onto the toll roads.“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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