The ETR 600 is a class of trains built by Alstom, and are used on the routes between Roma-Bolzano and Roma-Trieste. The train tilts, using Pendolino technology, allowing higher speeds to be maintained through corners without causing discomfort to passengers. The trains are operated by Trenitalia, originally under the Frecciargento (Silver Arrow) branding used for trains capable of travelling between 250 km/h and 285 km/h, In 2022 they were rebranded under Frecciarossa (Red Arrow) after the Frecciargento branding was retired.
The ETR 600 has also been adapted for use in China as the China Railway CRH5 Hexie. Initially 60 sets were ordered, of which nine were manufactured by Alstom and 51 by CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles. Since, another 80 sets have been created for a total of 140, operating across China's north from Beijing to Ürümqi.
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BIG cw: loss, sadness, sui
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feeling kinda down, ive been remembering some of my past failures as an organizer for mutual aid stuff in my locale and not reacting quickly enough due to technical or time issues. like i get its not my fault that this happened and is largely an infrastructure/trans people being poor issue/not having enough free time... but still. i think its so important that we build up a mutual aid structure that is highly centralized (but can be replaced if it breaks down) so we dont lose people because we didnt respond quickly enough. things like the trevor project / the phone hotlines are ok, but we really need a setup that can receive messages and respond to other trans people so they dont fucking off themselves before we give them, food, housing, medical stuff... stuff that would have solved their problems.
im hoping someday we'll have all of our shit lined up. im fucking tired of the nth trans related charity that has a long drawn out process of means testing rather than directly assisting trans people as quickly as possible. im not like, super depressed or suicidal or anything anymore, just really sad for the people that are.
this is honestly really fucking me up right now i think i might need to take a step away from queer organizing stuff for a while i dont know. i just feel so fucking old and i keep seeing the same things happen over and over on repeat and its kinda wearing me down.
Probably healthy to take a breather then
I kinda understand how it feels seeing shit repeat and being exhausted about it. Critical work you do, but you deserve to step vack and decompress, y'know?
I'm genuinely afraid to I'm the glue that keeps too much together. I've tried delegation and its somewhat successful but its still never enough
Whats certain is more trans people need to get involved, but so many have enough debilitating issues that they can't help. Its an intractable people power issue
There's still things you can do online do you want to help?
It kind of seems like a bad idea for me to get involved but maybe? Doing something useful would be cool...
DM me on matrix via my profile I'll discuss specifics when my brain isn't exploding