getting angry over y'all lmfao
>>1852284HOLY SHIT ....
>>1852284>>1852441Just needs configured for a loo to be perfect.
>>1852284C U MUM
>>1852284>single engine worth more than the plane
Welcome to Indian Transportation General. This is Indian Railways edition. I am just an autist from India trying to spend time here to cut back on things I don't want to remain in my lifestyle. I will be telling and discussing about Indian Transportation, its history, present and future here, theme of this edition will be Indian RailwaysI will be starting with few random facts:First train in India, ran from Bombay to Thane, a 34km stretch.Indian Railways is the fourth largest rail network in the world, carrying more than 23 million passengers a day.Indian Railways is managed by the state and is among the world's largest employers, employing more than 1.4 million people.
>>1844807Why would you want to do that?
>>1844786Interesting that India doesn't seem to have trolleybuses until recently.
>>1849130not OP but Memebai tested trolleybuses for a whilehttps://www.coachbuildersindia.com/2020/12/vintage-buses-of-india-1960w-skoda.html
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These streetcars started with New York’s Third Avenue Railway System splicing old single truck cars into double truck bodies, then after WWII they were sold to Bombay/Mumbai where they were sliced lengthwise to narrow them and the doors removed. I’m assuming none of them survived.
I like barebone look of a bike without this shit, but i dont wanna get dirty in rainy weather. What do?
>>1850634tripfag with another shitty take. fenders work and that's why people use them.
>>1849941put them on during the rainy season and take them off during the summer. it's just a few bolts, so it's not a big project.
>>1850634Just wrong
>>1850634How is this nigger constantly wrong about everything?Kinda like getting every single answer wrong at a multiple choice exam, it's statistically impressive.
>>1850623i'm an american that has fenders on his bikes. also, kys
America will never have many walkable cities this country is a trash can and i doubt we will get better with walkablity because 80 percent of this country is walmart scooter people there is no hope for America at all
>>1849105>my income fluctuates and I couldn't give him a solid numberlol, you disingenuous little faggotyou don't know how much you made last year? get the fuck out of herehe was entirely correct to ignore you
>>1849106your welcome>>1849108He asks me how much I make a month. I told him it fluctuates and got really mad at me. if he asked me for a yearly income I would have told him. But honestly isn't it kind of shitty to "attack the speaker" instead of just hearing someone out. He literally would just talk over people and ignore all the facts.
>>1849114You're talking about yourself. It's called projection
>>1849117How does that even make sense? I am telling a story about an American guy who refused to lesson and talked over people. I didn't do that. Are you saying I am lying about a conversation you weren't privy to? How would you know if I am lying? Are you trolling?
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America is a joke.
This commute forced me to use Uber for some time until I changed jobs.Mind you, these are both commercial zones, and are definitively way too dangerous to bike in.
Why did the american cross the road?nah just kidding, he can't. He's not poor so he can afford a car (leased korean suv) take the turn pike and park across the road.
>>1847052Just go to the Sams clubs on the other side of that freeway
>>1847052St. Louis is such a fucking shithole when it comes to transportation, I hate it here
>>1849991wow, that is an impressively small parking lot for a target
Does /n/ have wrenching threads?
>>1851826You can use the same stuff that is used for cars. Some friends use this stuff: https://mike-sander.de/index.php/de/Its used here (Germany) mainly for vintage cars.
>>1851926>STEEL IS REAL!!>nooo you can't use *those* kind of frame bags or it'll scratch the paint job and you'll have to spend an afternoon repairing it to prevent rust>also squirt caulk into all the holes in the frame to keep water from getting in and rotting the frame from the inside
>>1852097>spend an afternoon repairing itWipe it with alcohol, spray with clear coat. Most of the time spent is rolling the bike outside.>STEEL IS REALYeah, I like to remove the bits I don't care for (canti posts) and install the ones I fancy (centerpull posts). You can probably do that with other frame materi--OH, oh I'm so sorry.Well, at least you have something you're satisfied with.
>>1852162>can't substitute <shitty brake A> with <shitty brake B> by butchering the frame and welding some extra shit oncarboniggers btfo
>>1851826anything hydrophobic and slimy, I've coated frames with fish oil and lanolin, not even sure its a good idea lmao>helicopter tapeused to stop cable housings from wearing off paint work ?>>1852097#Galvanism
Thoughts on bike locks? Are these new chain locks wrapped with nylon any good? Costs me 80 euros if i were to buy one, worth it?
>>1852006That's the smaller chain they make.Wouldn't be surprised 42" bolt cutters go thru the thicker one too. Nothing is 100%
>>1852028it doesn't have to shit bike, it just has to look like shitor better yet, don't live near people who want to steal your stuff and act like it's normal
>>1852049I'll just drive until there's secure parking for bikes.
>>1852028just bring your bike inside to your workplafce
>>1852066alrighty then
Post photos of your bike/problem RJ the Bike Guy on youtube for tutorials sheldonbrown.comparktool.com/blog/repair-helpPrevious >>1848770
I drove on sandy ground and lost cotrol of my back wheel. What to do if you lose control?
how do I sit on the london underground with a brompton folding bike? it's wider than the seat along one side when folded but narrow enough to fit between my legs when standing
>>1853990https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?t=46108
>>1854133guess I'll stand for a bit and sit for a bit
>>1853096how do you loose control of your back wheel?like what you locked up the back brake and spun out?
Thoughts on trains in the UK?
...and in fact I'd also recommend Fire & Steam by the same author, it's a little light but that's a good thing imo. If you're after a 'the Victorians were demented but look at the amazing stuff they made regardless, actually the railway is good despite everything, doomsayers fuck off' sort of book, you'll love it.
>>1847208Na i don't think it is. I'm in the union and I've never heard owt about these ticket inspectors. Sorry, "revenue operatives" or whatever they're called now.>>1847307Yeah this seems like the right reason.I went Manchester-Nottingham for the cricket yesterday and I would just like to say "fuck EMR". Liverpool-Norwich route is -despite what the rail company says- an intercity route. They put on a 2-carriage Class 158 service. 2 carriages. On a Saturday. On a busy route. On the day of a sporting event. It's a fucking joke.
>live in Chichester (the best city in the UK for cycling, completely pedestrianised city centre).>Going to a gig in Oxford>I should definitely get the train, I'm surely it should be the cheapest option>£60 for a return ticket >driving is an hour quicker and only £35 in petrol in total there and backWhat the fuck? It should not be cheaper for me to drive than to take the train. The price of train tickets completely deincentivises public transport. I don't understand it at all. The train is going to that location Anyway so bears no extra cost by having me on board, so why charge £60?Car is king until the British government nationalises the railway and subsidises its use across the board.
>>1851868I just don't like EMR's purple-cream livery, it looks dull and lifeless. It's a shame, I think it can look really nice when contrasted against something brighter than 'Cadburys purple'.
>>1850034Its a real shame. People justify all this with the pageantry and I gotta say, as a railfan I would have gotten a kick out of her being taken to London by rail, possibly even hauled by a steam engine, but no this country took the option that is simultaneously boring and decadent as usual. We might even have avoided a lot of this queueing circus if more folks had had a chance to see her closer to home.
>American Airline placed orders for 20 supersonic jet (mach 1.7)>First flight test of the plane will be in 2026>First delivery will be in 2029How likely will this be turned into a flop?
>>1851293> I feel like airlines wouldn't be being buying into thisThey didn’t. Not really. The headlines made it look like United et Al were throwing money down to buy them sight unseen, but they were more or less placeholder bids. I.e. “If you can produce these and IF they meet performance specs and IF they’re available when you say they’re going to be and IF the price is what you say it will be, we might buy some. Possibly”
>>1840525Ok, now where is the infrastructure and flight routes for this thing?
>>1851293>For some odd reason I'm optimistic about this.Which is exactly why airlines payed a pittance so they could plaster it on their advertisements. So people like you will feel good when you see their brands.
>>1848894Their statement is glorious.>“We’ve completed our contract with Boom and delivered various engineering studies for their Overture supersonic program. After careful consideration, Rolls-Royce has determined that the commercial aviation supersonic market is not currently a priority for us.”>>1851293>For some odd reason I'm optimistic about this.Dude, they just lost the one engine supplier that was willing to do preliminary engineering studies for suitable engines. My guess is that other major engine manufacturers didn't even bother.
>>1851582>>“We’ve completed our contract with Boom and delivered various engineering studies for their Overture supersonic program. After careful consideration, Rolls-Royce has determined that the commercial aviation supersonic market is not currently a priority for us.”Yea, no shit. It doesn't roll or royce.
LMAO WHOS THE CAGEY NOW?https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/rome-commuters-locked-in-subway-station-during-strike.html
>>1851422ironically only cagers use those
>>1851370>Chicago cut off transit accessNot just transit access.
>>1851364How does this even comply with emergency egress codes in first world countries?>RomeOh.
>>1851364It's funny how they make fun of car drivers for being in a comfortable, protective, climate controlled bubbles with a nice sound system. While they smell homeless people's armpits and vomit in a culvert.
>>1851799It is embarrassing to need a safespace autism box and then get mad at nothing all the time anyway
Why the FUCK haven't Tern released an electric BYB and eaten brompton's lunch yet?
>>1848229Just get an Electric Brompton, you get a fully integrated solution with no drawbacks.
>>1839039if you want to take it on a plane or put it inbetween your legs on public transit it does.
>>1839039>>1842519Seethe faggots. Bromptons are king for a reason. Dahon and tern are honestly trash in quality comparatively and they fold good enough to put In a car, not between your legs on the subway.
>>1848395The swytch air kit having a 700g battery seems like a huge advantage for a bike that you want to lift regularly for multimodal transport. And then you can take it on holiday on a plane...
>>1851649Swytch has a cadence sensor, which gives you far less control over your speed.In terms of lifting, with the Brompton you generally want to hold the battery bag in your other hand if you're lifting. Not sure how easy that would be on the Swytch, or if you're forced to just carry the whole thing together. Two-handed carrying an unfolded bicycle is one thing, but folded.. is quite a lot harder due to its shape.Can't argue about the plane travel. Brompton really needs to come up with a smaller battery.
Currently in training to work in French rail freight. I still have 5 weeks of training left, in two in the field doing tests and trying to brake in real on wagons.Monday I have an exam on rolling stock, and we are training for our hazardous materials certification.If you have any advice for me, it will be with great pleasure (I will also answer your questions, within the limits of what I have legally the right to say)
I am in the training center of the Eurotunnel group, I specify that I will not share sensitive photos (the photo I've shared so far will be the only one).there is a lot to learn, it is very technical and there is a lot of emphasis on safety (normal)
I discovered the railway universe for a few months, I did not expect such an exciting field.Basically I am passionate about space, all I knew about the train was the Soviet trains that transport the Soyuz and N1 rockets, as well as the USSR missile launcher train.it's fascinating to see how well a railway network that has developed over more than a century has managed to reconcile and maintain old technologies and modern technology.
What are some /n/-approved video games?I got Transport Fever 2 in a sale recently. I expected it to be an uninspired OpenTTD clone, but it's actually great. The game itself is meh, but the graphics are very nice and it really does feel like a digital model train set. It's just fun trying to build aesthetic stations, depots, sidings, junctions, etc.
>>1822403Run8/thread
>>1850816sorry, i'm not interested in american freight railroading
I know it ain't a sim, but what's /n/ onion on Railway Empire?
>>1851415bad
>>1851424Oh...What's something good?
Any fellow aircraft engineer out here? I wanna take the B1.3 EASA license for turbine engined helicopters, but I can't find any good study materials. Since I only applied for exam the school won't provide me study materials. Anyone out here knows where I can get a book like this or similar for free? E-books only. Also accept websites with good info
>>1849502Shouldn't have applied to just the exam if you didn't know the material idiot.
will the LARPers ever stop pretending they're engineers/pilots, you can't make this shit up
>>1849502you have to take the classes you fucking dullard, you absolute fucking moron. is this a shitpost or does europenises really just think cramming will prepare you for one of the most intense testing batteries you can take?
>>1849502Give it back jamal
