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Re: fast trains

Subject: Re: fast trains
From: pcc@ocean.com.au (Brown Family)
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 02:31:48 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Customer of Connect.com.au Pty. Ltd.
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On Wed, 08 Mar 2000 23:28:35 GMT, dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David
Bromage) wrote:

>There have been some injuries from this. BR had a plan to test the
>turbulence from passing trains at 125mph. Their plan was to tie volunteers
>to poles near the track and wait for a train to pass. I think that's
>barbaric - they could starve to death!
>
A la Jason and the Argonauts? It was an HST and not a train of MK I's
with load of sirens? This would not have stopped the most die-hard of
the most true-hearted of gunzels.

Les Brown
See you in the loop

References:
- fast trains
  - From: Vaughan Williams <ender2000@my-deja.com>
- Re: fast trains
  - From: "Rod" <freight_man@hotmail.com>
- Re: fast trains
  - From: Vaughan Williams <ender2000@my-deja.com>
- Re: fast trains
  - From: Richard <richard_snook@primus.com.au>
- Re: fast trains
  - From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)

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