slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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200 mph approx.......but I'm not a primary school pupil from Singapore, alas....
French cycle race through level crossing with train approaching (video)
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Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
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Right well they only run at that speed on special dedicated lines with no level crossings (like HS1 in Kent). The top speed for years was 186MPH, or 300KPH, although I imagine it may have been raised to 320KPH on some lines.
I imagine that is just a normal line in the video where I am sure other trains run too, so making a big hoo hah about it being a TGV and how fast it goes is irrelevant!
I imagine that is just a normal line in the video where I am sure other trains run too, so making a big hoo hah about it being a TGV and how fast it goes is irrelevant!
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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Whatever you say. It's still big and hard and it isn't at all friendly and loving and forgiving. It won't care if it kills you, and it won't stop if you behave like a dumb pr#t on a crossing. Ending up like a squashed fly on a windscreen a few tens of miles down the line isn't a cool look in my book, but hey! whatever floats your boatRight well they only run at that speed on special dedicated lines with no level crossings (like HS1 in Kent). The top speed for years was 186MPH, or 300KPH, although I imagine it may have been raised to 320KPH on some lines.
I imagine that is just a normal line in the video where I am sure other trains run too, so making a big hoo hah about it being a TGV and how fast it goes is irrelevant!
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
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- Craggy Island
Whatever you say. It's still big and hard and it isn't at all friendly and loving and forgiving. It won't care if it kills you, and it won't stop if you behave like a dumb pr#t on a crossing. Ending up like a squashed fly on a windscreen a few tens of miles down the line isn't a cool look in my book, but hey! whatever floats your boat
Err, no, I wont act like an idiot on a level crossing, I am just saying that the type of train is irrelevant. Have you seen these High Speed Lines?? Beleive me, you will know when you see one, it is quite a sight with a TGV travelling at 186MPH shooting past!
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slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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MDB, I was on one in France ten days ago. Another TGV passed in the other direction on the track a few metres away. It took about three seconds.Err, no, I wont act like an idiot on a level crossing, I am just saying that the type of train is irrelevant. Have you seen these High Speed Lines?? Beleive me, you will know when you see one, it is quite a sight with a TGV travelling at 186MPH shooting past!
Utterly fabulous!
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
Sorry, but I know how seriously some people DO take it all, I wasn't sure.
And yes, it is a serious issue, but it just seems to be a bit OTT these days.
Brandane
Legendary Member
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- Costa Clyde
The subtle difference being, this WAS real life, not some acted out drama or fictional scene.
RedRider
Pulling through
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- Location Embrocation
One would hope some of the old men of the peloton would be reading the riot act to the hotheads who charged the barrier just as they would to the organisers of a race determined to go ahead through a mountain pass in unusually dangerous weather conditions. They should be emphasising the unwritten rules about not attacking in these circumstances so it's utterly clear there's no advantage in jumping a train. Just needs some leadership and discipline amongst the peloton itself.
Mark1978
Veteran
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- Shouldham, West Norfolk
No the first time it happenned...
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
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- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Real life? Where are my motorbike policemen on my commute, telling me I can ride on the wrong side, blast through stop signs and red lights and so on?
Smokin Joe
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Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
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- Craggy Island
Now that was PROPER level crossing jumping
The practice is as old as the sport.
I know, the Pansies in the other video stopped jumping with 6 or 7 seconds to go!! Pathetic!!
