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Unread 05-02-2006, 12:23   #20
James Shields
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The train started and stopped an likely went really slow from Connolly to Mullingar, because we got into Mullingar the best part of 10 minutes late. S'posed to get there at 8:05 PM got there it was more like quarter-past.

Now this is where it gets interesting. The driver must have put boot down, becuase we got to Edgeworthstown only 5 min behind schedule, and by Longford, where I disembarked, the train was back on time.
Sean, I seriously suspect that the 75mph speed limit on the 2900s is a myth, and whether they are suppored to or not, drivers seem to regularly exceed it. I have been trying Mark's counting-seconds-between-quarter-mile-markers trick, and while I admit that my timing is likely to be less than 100% accurate, I have regularly counted 11 seconds between posts (81mph), and occasionally 10 secs (90mph). I have also watched out of service trains going through stations, and while I have no way of measuring how fast they go, they do really put the foot down.

Give them a clear line, and they can really fly.
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