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minus-squaredaggermoon@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoWe need electric trains. That’s what we need. Fuck cars.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agothey already are, its FAST rail trains we need.
minus-squareelucubra@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoHigh Speed Rail is all (as far as I know) electric. Much of Europe has electrified lines, about 60%, which carry 80% of traffic. I guess you are from Trumpialand, so I feel your train pain.
minus-squareDoomsider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoAll trains are pretty much electric. Perhaps you mean we need trains with batteries or fed by grid electricity directly.
minus-squarekestrel7_7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoThey meant move away from diesel-electric and I think you know it, this is highly pedantic even by railroad nerd standards.
minus-squareoscarmeyer82@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoI agree with you, I recently explained it to a group of engineers and techs.
minus-squareCreegz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoThe main reason public transit is what it is in Europe is because of how WW2 ravaged the continent. Maybe WW3 will do the same.
minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoWe better get flying trains after this one
minus-squareholy_scroller@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoNever heard that theory but it makes sense. I just assumed they were denser and liked digging tunnels more.
We need electric trains. That’s what we need. Fuck cars.
they already are, its FAST rail trains we need.
High Speed Rail is all (as far as I know) electric. Much of Europe has electrified lines, about 60%, which carry 80% of traffic.
I guess you are from Trumpialand, so I feel your train pain.
All trains are pretty much electric. Perhaps you mean we need trains with batteries or fed by grid electricity directly.
They meant move away from diesel-electric and I think you know it, this is highly pedantic even by railroad nerd standards.
Most people don’t know this.
I agree with you, I recently explained it to a group of engineers and techs.
The main reason public transit is what it is in Europe is because of how WW2 ravaged the continent. Maybe WW3 will do the same.
We better get flying trains after this one
Never heard that theory but it makes sense. I just assumed they were denser and liked digging tunnels more.