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All across the Great Western territory => The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom => Topic started by: CyclingSid on October 25, 2020, 07:44:50



Title: Pie in the sky, or a practical solution?
Post by: CyclingSid on October 25, 2020, 07:44:50
A possible solution to an annual problem?
https://inews.co.uk/news/technology/experimental-cleaning-method-high-energy-beam-railway-tracks-star-wars-734914 (https://inews.co.uk/news/technology/experimental-cleaning-method-high-energy-beam-railway-tracks-star-wars-734914)
But will it work at real-life speeds?


Title: Re: Pie in the sky, or a practical solution?
Post by: stuving on October 25, 2020, 09:48:28
A possible solution to an annual problem?
https://inews.co.uk/news/technology/experimental-cleaning-method-high-energy-beam-railway-tracks-star-wars-734914 (https://inews.co.uk/news/technology/experimental-cleaning-method-high-energy-beam-railway-tracks-star-wars-734914)
But will it work at real-life speeds?

Maybe they could find out by looking at the results of one of the previous trials of such equipment? There have been several over the years, here and abroad.



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