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Originally Posted by Foxwall
To reply to Swisstrains;
Railways in the UK should rebel against progress. Which company would you choose if travelling from Birmirmingham to London at 9.00am ?
Scenario 1 Chiltern trains DMU 165 2x 350 hp Perkins engines, top speed 75mph, journey time 2h 18m, return ticket £26.90.
or
scenario 2 Virgin trains EMU 390 Pedolino 5.1 MW output, top speed 140mph (restricted to 125mph), journey time 1h 24m, return ticket £61.00.
AS HUMAN BEINGS WE DON"T NEED FASTER TRAINS, BUT AS PAWNS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY WE SURELY DO !
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It would very much depend on what I was going to do in London when I got there. If I was going for a meeting I would go Virgin. I probably would n't be paying for the ticket anyway!
However if it was for a day out I would probably go Chiltern!
To take high speed trains to the current limit: Maglev. I would rather travel from Shanhai to the Airport in 15 minutes at speeds up to 400kph than spend 2 hours in Shanghai Traffic. Have tried both!
Best wishes,
John H-T.