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Re: Rough Tracks
- Subject: Re: Rough Tracks
- From: "Neil O'Connor" <neil_oconnor@nospam.acslink.net.au>
- Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:53:17 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
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In UK, I have only done London to Peterborough and that seemed OK. Have done TGV
twice (Montpellier-Paris) and that seems to be to be the ultimate (even the low
speed lines are fine!). Wish VFT/Speedrail succeeded - TGV to Canberra would be
a superb way to travel.
Have also been on various other lines in France, Germany and Switzerland and
they were all good smooth rides.
David Bennetts wrote:
> Can back you up on that, remember riding the line from London Victoria to
> Dover some years back - one of the roughest train trips I've ever
> experienced. There was so much lateral movement you really had to hang on.
> Looked inside the drivers compartment (electric multiple unit), indicated
> speed 80 mph, so not over fast .
>
> The tube (deep tube with small profile cars) at 80km/h also can throw you
> around somewhat, don't think there's much room for springing under the cars.
>
> By contrast I've ridden the TGV at 270 km/h, you'd hardly know you're
> moving, there's hardly a ripple on your glass of vin ordinaire. Quelle
> lignes extraordinaire, les chemins de fer grand vitesse de la republique!
>
> Regards
>
> David Bennetts