On Sat, 23 Feb 2002 at 10:12:18, you wrote: (ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
>At 01:33 μμ 23/2/2002 +0100, you wrote: > >>On 22 Feb 2002, at 17:40, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: >> >> > You mean 1 day your total trip in France and the Tunnel because >> >from >> what I >> > hear the TGV drops to 5 km/h (well okay I exaggerate a tad!) after it >> > surfaces in Britain >> >>yes, and that only if everybody goes and and pushes... > >Hehe that's what I've been told too ;-) (Despite what Tony says ;-)))) Well when you have travelled on Eurostar 30 times, you can come to your own conclusions (8-)# > >Can't be all that bad though at least the trains keep on going.... It >could be worse :-) > >(Example of worse: Having the Acela TGV in the US. >You get the world's best train technology and you turn it into an >expensive commuter train >that breaks down most of the time!) Yes - NA should be shot for their lack of good trains. There was a 'train' in the schedule from Montreal to Windsor (last NA QL show) When I got there I found that the 'train' from Montreal was in fact a bus. Well not even that, as it wasn't running! No wonder though - the single track line is dominated by 1 mile long freight trains at a running pace. I expect most commuter trains are OK, but they know nothing about fast long distance. -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 <firstname>@<surname>.demon.co.uk http://www.firshman.demon.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG