Dutch Railways testing laser system that zaps leaves (and other organic material) in the way
Edit: sorry for the huge pic. Removed.
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Tue 9 Dec 2014, 20:25,
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Invented by the Brits, but they ditched it because they couldn't get the focus consistant due to vibration.
Trufax
Edit: consistent, curse you non-editable subject line
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Varmint, Tue 9 Dec 2014, 20:30,
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Non-editable subject line, invented by the Brits,
Damn your Ginger Fuhrer!
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Astable multi-vibrator?
Sounds sexy?
www.electronics-tutorials.ws/waveforms/astable.html
Sorry, it's not.
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Be interested to see if they get it working..
Nothing like losing traction with 2000 tons. Gets the sphincter twitching.
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gardenclaw mac fuckes your gradeds balls!, Tue 9 Dec 2014, 20:35,
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no wonder
Tabby enjoyed that day he spent driving a train so much
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LP, Tue 9 Dec 2014, 20:39,
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oh hardy-har-har.
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Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Tue 9 Dec 2014, 20:48,
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As someone who is occasionally forced to use the Dutch railways
I have to ask: is it really that hard to stick some sort of rotary brush in front of the wheels?
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Tusk knows where you live, Tue 9 Dec 2014, 21:05,
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As far as i know that's been tried and wasn't that successful
the leaf mulch stuff is a pain in the arse to get off a rail. High pressure water jet works far better, just not that practical to fit to regular trains as they cannot hold enough water for the 14 hours a day that they are in service.
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gardenclaw mac fuckes your gradeds balls!, Tue 9 Dec 2014, 21:13,
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Then here's another one of my good ideas
replace the steel wheels with rubber ones and the steel rails with asphalt. That might work.
yes, I hate traveling by rail.
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Tusk knows where you live, Tue 9 Dec 2014, 21:20,
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No idea if this had been tried
But I'd imagine we'd get through tyres pretty quickly. Burn through metal ones fast enough.
Travelling by trains is shit for passengers I agree. Too expensive, overcrowded and old rolling stock that's not kept clean. That's why I always use a car.
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gardenclaw mac fuckes your gradeds balls!, Tue 9 Dec 2014, 21:41,
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Well that and it would tend to erode the railbeds.
All in all, those trains should slow down to a speed sufficient to allow someone to walk ahead of them with a flat shovel. It might inconvenience some people, but if we save just one life, it will be worth it.
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Tue 9 Dec 2014, 21:21,
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Not entirely, maybe relaxing the timetable during problem periods would help.
The passenger trains are timed to run close to flat out between stations with little margin for running at anything outside that. So when low adhesion is encountered, it's like if a road was slippy you slow down a bit and brake lighter and earlier. It loses a few minutes between stations but this soon adds up. Doesn't help that passenger stuff is lighter and uses disc brakes rather than clasp brakes so they slip more easily.
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gardenclaw mac fuckes your gradeds balls!, Tue 9 Dec 2014, 21:34,
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