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(, Thu 24 Dec 2009, 8:36, archived)
# a. Because this is extreme weather and we never could have anticipated this.

Morning!
(, Thu 24 Dec 2009, 8:44, archived)
# holly shit
there is cold water on the tracks!!!!!! quick someone buy some table salt! :D
(, Thu 24 Dec 2009, 8:47, archived)
# Haha
morning sir
(, Thu 24 Dec 2009, 8:53, archived)
# morning sir
:)
(, Thu 24 Dec 2009, 8:58, archived)
# you work for rail track PR dept.
aicmfp!
(, Thu 24 Dec 2009, 9:22, archived)
# a) because of disasterous privatisational policies
that have ripped away the heart of public transport and replaced it with tight-fisted asset-stripping?

Woo! :D
(, Thu 24 Dec 2009, 8:53, archived)
# This also describes the situation in the Netherlands quite accurately.
(, Thu 24 Dec 2009, 9:06, archived)
# SCIENCE!
(, Thu 24 Dec 2009, 9:40, archived)
# Haven't the Japanese just designed a train that floats with magnetics?
And doesn't require tracks in the traditional sense, that can be thwarted by our bi-annual 3.5" of snow?
(, Thu 24 Dec 2009, 8:59, archived)
# Or the Germans, even.

Morning sir!
(, Thu 24 Dec 2009, 9:07, archived)
# Morning Stef :)
(, Thu 24 Dec 2009, 9:12, archived)
# Taking my 100-400mm to my family tomorrow
hoping to make some portrait shots with it :)
(, Thu 24 Dec 2009, 9:16, archived)
# Excellent
Some nice detailed shots of their ears then ;)
(, Thu 24 Dec 2009, 9:20, archived)
# Haha!

(, Thu 24 Dec 2009, 9:41, archived)
# they designed the mag-lev train years ago
but they just keep tinkering with it.
(, Thu 24 Dec 2009, 9:23, archived)
# They used shitty magnets.
(, Thu 24 Dec 2009, 9:28, archived)
# It was a Yorkshireman
I used to go to the Royal Society Christmas lectures when I were a lad, and Prof Eric Laithwaite was the lecturer one year. His demo of his maglev train was amazing.

A great British idea, ignored by the Brits

S
(, Thu 24 Dec 2009, 10:08, archived)