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Posted by nasadowsk on Mon Jun 1 18:17:13 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: New Acela, posted by Olog-hai on Mon Jun 1 01:36:52 2020. Given that the TGV is probably the best HST out there, makes me think they do. The ICE has had plenty of issues (I'd expect DB and Siemens to avoid something as basic as a wheel not coming apart...), the Chinese stuff is just copies, Snowmobile Inc's Acela was a technical failure.The Shinkansen is interesting, but doesn't apply outside of Japanese operating and construction practices (the idea of a Shinkansen style operation in the US is laughable. We can't even get to SBB's level of reliabilty). The X2000 was close, but no cigar, (which counted in the Clinton years) And ABB's out of the biz... There's aspects about the TGV I didn't like last time I was in France ( the bilevel ones suck, in particular), but the system in general works, and swapping between LGVs and the conventional system works well, even if they're dogs on 1.5kv. Sure Alst(h)om is basically a workfare program for France. Canada has Bombardier, the US has Lockheed. I'm sure Germany and Italy have their own too. (Italy - Fiat, duh. I can't think of one for Germany, Siemens sure as hell ain't it.) |
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