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Comment on Trams in Budapest 2 by D.E. Goodman-Wilson

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:05:24 +0000

Thanks, Jerry. I have a number of posts up my sleeve, but I’ve been too busy to write them properly

Comment on Railfanning in Hungary, Pt. 2 by D.E. Goodman-Wilson

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:05:02 +0000

It’s true, though. She’s enjoying the railfanning in Japan as well, for much the same reason. She keeps hoping we’ll see “the pink one, the ee-sick”. Not likely in Kyoto, but so cute!

Comment on Railfanning in Hungary, Pt. 2 by quinntopia

quinntopia — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:39:04 +0000

Your comment about your daughter enjoy a bit of rail-fanning reminded me of my own son last summer in Europe! Of course, there is so much diversity and action in those European stations, its easy to see why they enjoy it!

Comment on Trams in Budapest 2 by quinntopia

quinntopia — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 02:23:48 +0000

Hey! Keep the travel updates coming! I’m really enjoying your photos and stories! Aren’t you in Japan now? More of Hungary would still be good as well!

Comment on DCC and Headlights (Part 1—Theory) by D.E. Goodman-Wilson

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:07:48 +0000

Thank you! Glad that my article was helpful for you!

Comment on DCC and Headlights (Part 1—Theory) by dguisado

dguisado — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:36:58 +0000

Thanks a lot for this post!!!! This should be taught in all Railroad Modeling High Schools!!!

Thanks to this article I was able to digitalize my Kato 181 Series “Shioji”

Regards from Club N Caldes.

Dani.

Comment on Trams in Budapest 2 by D.E. Goodman-Wilson

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:39:13 +0000

Of course it is. Thank you! Correction made.

Comment on Trams in Budapest 2 by wartburger

wartburger — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:11:22 +0000

On the second picture, not the Petőfi Bridge, this bridge to Szabadság (Freedom bridge)

Comment on Railfanning in Hungary, Pt. 2 by disturbman

disturbman — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:08:47 +0000

Ah, ok, now I get where you were going with that comment.

Except for the BR 43 and the SJ X2, all of those have two purpose-built locomotive at both ends. Those two exceptions only have one purpose-built locomotive, the other end is a cab-trailer (like for the “Raijet”).

The “Railjet” is then indeed the only high speed train I know that is pulled by a generic Taurus. But this because the “Railjet” only reaches 200kph. If you want to go faster you need to have more powerful motors, a better aerodynamic (and then efficiency). To tell the truth, I don’t really consider 200kph as real high speed but more as an in-between, the famous “higher speed”.

Comment on Railfanning in Hungary, Pt. 2 by D.E. Goodman-Wilson

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:39:49 +0000

Except for the SJ X2, which is new to me, these all have purpose-built locomotives at both ends, yes? The RailJet has but one locomotive, and is designed to be used with any stock locomotive (ÖBB simply decided to use the Tauruses they already had, as I understand, which happen to be quite fast). That was the difference I was trying to get at.