pity we dont have bullet trains here in melb,--have you any vids of the old red rattlers that was so much of the scene here,years ago--they had a certain charm to them.-they were always dark inside..
I catch one of those every day to school! (echuca to bendigo) Its depressing watching the cars along side the train go faster. I wouldnt call this 'fast rail'. I will admit they look nice.
Victorias public transport system is a joke. during summer the damn thing almost comes to a stop! this summer is going to be interesting for V/line
anyway thankyou for uploading this. They are a pretty train to look at :)
I did some research on the Internet and found a .pdf document from V/Line, that briefly explains the situation.
But the text part "Basically, steel expands in extreme heat, so V/Line trains run at slower speeds to be safe. This is standard operating procedure for railway companies around the world." is not completely correct.
There are many railways that do not impose heat speed restrictions.
Sweden is one and they have a much wider temperature span.
There are a number of places that have high speed trains operating without restrictions in high temperatures..........India, France, Italy, Spain to name but a few. We never had restrictions here in the days of short butted rail, they have come with CWR which was supposed to be a cure all. The Japanese use expansion joints not unlike point blades to solve the problem
@Rogerret Metal likes to expand quite significantly when its hot. The expanson of the tracks causes the tracks to bend in all different direction thus trains run far far slower on really hot days if at all
CWR tracks work well in hot weather but give really pure performance in cold
pity we dont have bullet trains here in melb,--have you any vids of the old red rattlers that was so much of the scene here,years ago--they had a certain charm to them.-they were always dark inside..
simonmoves 1 year ago
@simonmoves Sadly not, only photographs. See my website that is listed in my profile.
Rocketboy1950 1 year ago
that train has a nice face.
greetings from new zealand
GottaL0vePeace 2 years ago
I think these should be used in QLD, as QR's aging ICE series trains fail so much.(QLDmatt has a vid where ICE 158 'malfunctions' )
EAFSQ9 2 years ago
I catch one of those every day to school! (echuca to bendigo) Its depressing watching the cars along side the train go faster. I wouldnt call this 'fast rail'. I will admit they look nice.
Victorias public transport system is a joke. during summer the damn thing almost comes to a stop! this summer is going to be interesting for V/line
anyway thankyou for uploading this. They are a pretty train to look at :)
WordsForWise 2 years ago
Not too many vehicles get past them in the 160km/h sections. But you are correct RFR is a joke.
Rocketboy1950 2 years ago
are'nt these the things brumby said would do 100 plus Kilometers per hour on something called fast rail hahaha
flammabletube 2 years ago
Yep and as soon as they pass Sydenham they do 160
There was a 65km/h speed restriction where I shot this.
Rocketboy1950 2 years ago
What was the reason for this restriction?
I have heard that speed restrictions are imposed during hot days.
Are all lines affected by this measure or only those not having CWR (Continuous Welded Rails)?
Rogerret 2 years ago
This was shot in the suburban area so no high speed there. All lines are affected on hot days.
Rocketboy1950 2 years ago
Thank you for the quick answer!
I did some research on the Internet and found a .pdf document from V/Line, that briefly explains the situation.
But the text part "Basically, steel expands in extreme heat, so V/Line trains run at slower speeds to be safe. This is standard operating procedure for railway companies around the world." is not completely correct.
There are many railways that do not impose heat speed restrictions.
Sweden is one and they have a much wider temperature span.
Rogerret 2 years ago
There are a number of places that have high speed trains operating without restrictions in high temperatures..........India, France, Italy, Spain to name but a few. We never had restrictions here in the days of short butted rail, they have come with CWR which was supposed to be a cure all. The Japanese use expansion joints not unlike point blades to solve the problem
Rocketboy1950 2 years ago
@Rogerret Metal likes to expand quite significantly when its hot. The expanson of the tracks causes the tracks to bend in all different direction thus trains run far far slower on really hot days if at all
CWR tracks work well in hot weather but give really pure performance in cold
makmegs 1 year ago