Hello Ian!
Wednesday May 21 1997 00:31, Ian May posted a message to Derek Brice:
 DB>> The Eurostar can travel faster, but currently only on the
 DB>> continent, due to the lines here in the south east having a speed
 DB>> restriction, and an inferior power pickup system.
 IM> It's not so much the power supply, but the track alignment, and more
 IM> importantly the signalling.
Yeah, that makes sense, but just as a matter of interest, is there
more more limitations with with 750 volts DC from the third rail than
with the 25000 volt AC over head wire?
I notice that our trains in the SouthEast do tend to grind to a halt
in cold weather much sooner that the other systems.
Bye For Now,
Derek
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