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« on: November 07, 2023, 08:28:06 »
Those of you who watch Facebook may enjoy this railhead cleaner

https://www.facebook.com/reel/6087973274639560

Is that a model (scaled down real life?) or a practical application of technology?
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« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2024, 18:36:29 »
I think it's Finn.  Either driving the train or flying the drone.  Possibly both - he's remarkably talented.  Grin
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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