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Can we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London Underground on this thread?
1 billion passengers a year! |
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Originally Posted by johnnyone
(Post 10474905)
Can we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London Underground on this thread?
1 billion passengers a year! |
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Originally Posted by johnnyone
(Post 10474905)
Can we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London Underground on this thread?
1 billion passengers a year! |
Re: Train development news
Originally Posted by jimenato
(Post 10474942)
No. This thread is only for being miserable and having a go.:frown:
The AVE to nowhere. Spain is continuing it's plan to extend the AVE network to Badajoz which will cost minimum €4,7000 million. The original plan was for the line to go to Lisbon but Portugal has pulled out, it's too expensive, it can't afford it. (Spain can?). So the line will serve just two towns Cáceres and Badajoz, total populations add up to 250,000 inhabitants. Spain has so far only spent 7% of the total budget, so many think it would be prudent to cut the losses and abandon the project as it's obvious it's going to lose crazy money. But no, they plan to lose even more obscene amounts of public money, and although the finishing date was supposed to be this year, it's now some undeclared date in the far distant future. I think the AVE bit must have come from avestruz!;) Head in the sand. |
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The AVE to nowhere? Just a little about the new Barcelona to Figueres line which opened up yesterday
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/p...-figueres.html As well as catering for long-distance journeys, seats on the Class 103 trainsets will be made available for local journeys between Barcelona, Girona and Figueres, branded as Avant services and offering discounts for regular travellers by means of new multi-journey fares. RENFE says that the Barcelona – Figueres corridor is one of the busiest on the Spanish rail network, currently used by 2⋅5 million passengers a year, and it is hoped that the new high speed services will grow this figure by 40% or 1 million passengers a year. http://ave-renfe.edreams.es/ave-barc...celona-madrid/ No doubt the knockers will call this a failed line :rofl: |
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Originally Posted by agoreira
(Post 10475019)
OK then! ;)
The AVE to nowhere. Spain is continuing it's plan to extend the AVE network to Badajoz which will cost minimum €4,7000 million. The original plan was for the line to go to Lisbon but Portugal has pulled out, it's too expensive, it can't afford it. (Spain can?). So the line will serve just two towns Cáceres and Badajoz, total populations add up to 250,000 inhabitants. Spain has so far only spent 7% of the total budget, so many think it would be prudent to cut the losses and abandon the project as it's obvious it's going to lose crazy money. But no, they plan to lose even more obscene amounts of public money, and although the finishing date was supposed to be this year, it's now some undeclared date in the far distant future. I think the AVE bit must have come from avestruz!;) Head in the sand. Little short of criminal negligence under present circumstances with so many people not even able to feed themselves, let alone afford a ride on Stevies vanity train. :thumbdown: At least a little common sense prevails in Portugal. :thumbup: |
Re: Train development news
Originally Posted by steviedeluxe
(Post 10475034)
The AVE to nowhere? Just a little about the new Barcelona to Figueres line which opened up yesterday
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/p...-figueres.html Oh, and guess how many tickets were already sold by the first day of operations? 7,500. http://ave-renfe.edreams.es/ave-barc...celona-madrid/ No doubt the knockers will call this a failed line :rofl: The first day of operation of the London Underground was 150 years ago today, it carried 40,000 passengers that day on a line with only seven stations |
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Originally Posted by Fredbargate
(Post 10475093)
Pathetic.
The first day of operation of the London Underground was 150 years ago today, it carried 40,000 passengers that day on a line with only seven stations Madrid metro carries 634 million a year - but it'd be foolish to compare with a train network. Comparing oranges and potatoes methinks |
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Originally Posted by steviedeluxe
(Post 10474994)
The anniversary was mentioned in #359. Looking forward to seeing clips of steam trains passing through Baker Street. :thumbup:
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The metro in Milan is fantastic.
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Originally Posted by steviedeluxe
(Post 10475118)
Yes, a distance of about 6 miles or whatever?
Madrid metro carries 634 million a year - but it'd be foolish to compare with a train network. Comparing oranges and potatoes methinks ....... though how many apples and potatoes I'm not quite sure. :confused: |
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Originally Posted by John & Kath
(Post 10475128)
On BBC NEWS from about 7am this morning!
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Originally Posted by jimenato
(Post 10475801)
Must have been awfully smelly and dirty down there.:(
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What happened to the Fluffers ? ? ?
last I heard the tunnels are inches thick in a coating of grease that is made up of skin flakings, saliva, hair etc when contractors work down there they have to wear contamination suits and masks :( |
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Originally Posted by Domino
(Post 10476768)
What happened to the Fluffers ? ? ?
last I heard the tunnels are inches thick in a coating of grease that is made up of skin flakings, saliva, hair etc :( |
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