"EXTREME MACHINES" - "WHEELS of STEEL" 4/5

Movie Description
Documentary, 2003...
This program focuses on the fastest, largest, and tallest trains. We take a brief look at the steam era -- at the Mallard and the huge Big Boys of the Union Pacific railways and a more detailed look at the trains of today -- in particular the French TGV with its top speed of 320 mph. We investigate breaking systems, on-board computer systems and the latest in hi-tech tracks. We show some of the spectacular train crashes and disasters across time and take the audience on a time-lapse trip from London to Paris. Finally, we look at plans for the future with NASA's Maglifter concept -- a launch lift for tomorrow's space train.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Ferrocarriles
• Locomotoras
• Mexico
• Rail

[southparkline1]

@dvamateur Sorry I meant passenger train, yes I know American freight trains get over 100 cars. The NS down here in NC easily breaks 100 cars on many trains.

[dvamateur]

@southparkline1 An NY state freight train can have around 100 cars dragged by three locomotives.

[southparkline1]

Is the Eurostar really the longest train in the world with only 18 cars? I rode on VIA rails The Canadian and it had 28 cars.

[Amtrak1194]

@Owentheguitarist666 you would also have to spend serious money

[TheCruelty09]

I love this show.

[dithbmine1]

you exaggerate way to much

[Hanniker]

At 7:12 the coffee machines are factored in. Nothing like a good cup of Joe ;-)  .

[danlefou]

120 years (not quite!) is the time between the first railways in Australia (1854) and the transcontinental standardisation of gauge in 1969.

The Trans-Australian Railway was built between 1912 and 1917, but until 1969 there were various track gauges west of its Kalgoorlie terminus, necessitating changes of train.

[LyokoTravels]

old subway....

[merakhagen]

Cost! I cannot believe it took them 120 years to complete this line.