It's that time again! Ask me about trains.

  • wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]
    hexagon
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    1 year ago

    First off I love the profile pic, wasn't that the anti-whale article guy?

    Secondly best train is subjective (obviously). I can't really say, but one thing I do kinda want to talk about are trains ahead of their time. The Rocket achieved 30mph in 1829 and was cutting-edge at the time.

    Also of note was the AEG Experimental three-phase railcar which achieved 130mph in 1903, only 100 years after Trevithick's first steam locomotive in 1803. 210km/h is what the Shinkansen was scheduled at in the 60s, and contemporary trains rarely went above 80mph on the fastest expresses.