MarkW Posted November 6, 2015 Posted November 6, 2015 Just something that occured to me as I was on my way home from work, when a fire engine racing through town got caught at the railway crossing and had to sit there for well over five minutes as the crappy little local commuter train trundled past.Surely in the 21st century we can stop a train before it gets to the crossing and let the emergency services through, no? The railway line here cuts Starbeck in half, with the fire station and hospital on the Harrogate side and a train going through every 30 minutes. If I were a fireman having to sit there for five minutes I'd be livid! Quote
Stu Posted November 6, 2015 Posted November 6, 2015 I would be livid if I was the person wanting the emergency services that was sat there! Quote
RantMachine Posted November 6, 2015 Posted November 6, 2015 Nah Stu, I think you'd be far too busy with the whole "OH GOD I'M ON FIRE" to worry about that Quote
Arwen Posted November 6, 2015 Posted November 6, 2015 Depends on the track and the train. But generally trains take an age to stop compared to vans/cans/trucks. It would be a great idea to implement something though. Quote
fullscreenaging Posted November 6, 2015 Posted November 6, 2015 The powers that be f**ked up.They should have built every road to go underneath a train line...Just think, no accidents, no delays Quote
Joeman Posted November 6, 2015 Posted November 6, 2015 The powers that be f**ked up.They should have built every road to go underneath a train line...Just think, no accidents, no delays And no large loads ever carried by road as they wouldn't fit through the tunnels! Quote
Mr Fro Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 The powers that be f**ked up.They should have built every road to go underneath a train line...Just think, no accidents, no delays And no large loads ever carried by road as they wouldn't fit through the tunnels!Which means they'd have to go by rail. Fewer lorries on the road and a better rail network. I think desk might be on to something here. Quote
Joeman Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 There's some fact about the whole NASA space program being dictated by the size of a horse and carriage.Basically train tracks replaced horse and carriages and are roughly the same dimensions.Most of the rocket parts needed to be built to fit on a train, through tunnels etc. So the size of rocket parts was effectively determined by the size of 100+year old horse and carriage tracks!Useless fact of the day. Quote
RTwo Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 The powers that be f**ked up.They should have built every road to go underneath a train line...Just think, no accidents, no delays Just think, no accidents, no delays because it's constantly flooded Quote
fullscreenaging Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 Ok then. Let's build the road over the lines...That fact still stands that it was a stupid idea to have roads intersect railways Quote
Stu Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 we have at least 3 points in Hull where the there is a flyover to go over the rail lines! and one place where it goes under and never floods! And I know there is at least one point in Grimsby where the road goes under the lines that never floods Quote
Fozzie Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 When you're above sea level and have just a rudimentary drainage system in place, floods should not be a problem for tunnels. Where it would be a problem just build over...Unfortunately a fly over or tunnel would cost millions per town and the government is determined to not spend anything, especially on us skivvies. Quote
Joeman Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 Unfortunately a fly over or tunnel would cost millions per town and the government is determined to not spend anything, especially on us skivvies.Ah, but if the cyclists demanded it, the UK.gov would bend over backwards to spend money building them whatever infrastructure they wish for just to be seen to be promoting green transportation. Quote
Hoggs Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 What we need are hover trains like in Back to the Future 3 Quote
Fozzie Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 Unfortunately a fly over or tunnel would cost millions per town and the government is determined to not spend anything, especially on us skivvies.Ah, but if the cyclists demanded it, the UK.gov would bend over backwards to spend money building them whatever infrastructure they wish for just to be seen to be promoting green transportation. Which is bollocks if you think about it. Cycling is seen as being *truly* green, but it isn't.On average, we produce 2.3 pounds of CO2 every single day. However during exercise, which is what cycling essentially is, our C02 output increases by as much as 8 times the average rate. So if I had an electric car/bike that I charged via a solar charger, I would be 8 times more green and efficient than the cyclists mathematically. But if I went faster than them to my location I would use less time and this would change dramatically.In which case, it's better to invest in electric vehicles with clean energy sources if you want to be green. Next time one of the silly sods harasses you, hit them with that piece of info and point out the 9 grand he spent on his carbon fibre pillock carrier was not just more expensive than a Yamaha MT09 but it wasn't the most green investment that could have been made.I dislike cyclists as maybe evidenced here... 7 years in London did that. Quote
RantMachine Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 If we're going to turn this into a bicycle hate thread, somebody needs to PM Nman Quote
oldie59 Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 If they had built tunnels under the railway tracks and bridges over them years ago instead of level crossings, then maybe these idiots wouldn't have been able to do this in Matlock Bath:-https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j ... 3889,d.ZWU Quote
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