British Rail
British Rail
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Fun fact, in the US, we have 3 train derailments per day.
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Sigh, why did you pick Russia?
They are using German trains from Siemens.
You could have put France instead and had a cool picture of the TGV.
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You were going to get modern rail, but conservatives are bastards.
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Well we've invested more into HSR than any of those countries combined. Well it's not quite finished Well it doesn't run the length of was intended quite a bit shorter Yes cancelled you say right
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Laughs in amtrak
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USA
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Doesn't count. That's New York. Basically it's own country.
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I think you mean https://static.independent.co.uk/2022/07/22/16/PA-41241237%20copy.jpg
[Image of a rail replacement bus service]
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The little train that… awww, mum, effort, stop nagging me, can’t be bothered!
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The little engine that didn't wanna.
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It's funny that the country that invented trains has worse trains than the US.
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I wouldn't go that far.
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What are you talking about, America is the worst at it by a mile
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Ehhhhhhhh, considering the UK is basically the same size as ONE midwestern state ... it's highly debatable as to who has failed worse. (note: both are still abysmal failures, but one country has a goal post MUCH closer than the other)
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By a mile? How many miles of operational rail do we have? Now how many miles do you have? The US has approximately 140,000, mi. There is approximately 10,000 mi of rail across Great Britain and Northern Ireland........
As my British friend Tom used to say
Mate you fucking flunked your maths schooling didn't ya.
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Your comment shouldn't be downvoted, it's certainly debatable who has the worse rail
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All I'm saying is Amtrak hasn't folded and rebranded three different times in the last decade. https://youtu.be/IayST598Vxo
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Nah mate that’s a massive exaggeration. US rail is absolutely centuries behind UK rail.
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It certainly doesn’t.
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☝️🤓 Um, actually, the 4-decade-old "Pacer" (pictured) was retired a few years ago.
It was replaced by the exciting new "Sprinter", merely 40 years old.
Wow! So futuristic!So the 40 year old was replaced with a 40 year old
I've always loved Britain's impotent vehicle aesthetic. It's just so adorable, like watching bunnies.
I used to work at Paddington Station, I'm sure we had streamlined trains.
Also, don't we have pendolinos anymore?
Gotta admit, the old school high air resistance trains look cute though.
I'm kinda surprised there hasn't been a retrofit of some kind to at least make an attempt at aerodynamics for it. I guess it would be minimal efficiency savings.