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15.02.2012, 17:40
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5 injured when it derailed whilst travelling at 100km/h.
FLIRT trains can reach a maximum speed of 200 kilometres per hour.
The train being tested was a FLIRT (Fast Light Innovative Regional Train) made by Swiss-based Stadler Rail AG.
The same trains currently operate in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Finland.
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16.02.2012, 10:04
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| Quote: | |  | | | 5 injured when it derailed whilst travelling at 100km/h.
FLIRT trains can reach a maximum speed of 200 kilometres per hour.
The train being tested was a FLIRT (Fast Light Innovative Regional Train) made by Swiss-based Stadler Rail AG.
The same trains currently operate in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Finland.
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| | | | | Did you notice the better Swiss quality of the crash though?
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16.02.2012, 10:35
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| | | Re: Swiss made train crashes in Norway
Isn't it a bit like saying:
"German made car crashes in US"
...... until the actual cause is determined?
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16.02.2012, 10:44
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Totally not surprised, Cobra didn't work at the beginning. Panta Rhei, same deal.
They should just stick to chocolate, and possibly cheese.
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16.02.2012, 10:59
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| Quote: | | | | | Totally not surprised, Cobra didn't work at the beginning. Panta Rhei, same deal.
They should just stick to chocolate, and possibly cheese. | | | | | What do the Austrians (panta rhei) have to do with stadler rail?
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16.02.2012, 11:04
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So it's their fault now, is it? | Quote: | | | | | What do the Austrians (panta rhei) have to do with stadler rail? | | | | | |
16.02.2012, 15:34
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Clearly an SVP link here that someone is going to milk. Rich right wing Thurgau railway rolling stock baron plans Scandinavian takeover perhaps? I'm sure "The Local" will amaze us with some show-stopping headline.
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16.02.2012, 15:47
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| | | Re: Swiss made train crashes in Norway
There are several main causes of derailment: broken or misaligned rails, excessive speed, faults in the train and its wheels, and collisions with obstructions on the track.
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16.02.2012, 15:52
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No. 1 in Export of train crashes! Wer nöd gumped isch kei schwiizer!
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16.02.2012, 15:55
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| Quote: | | | | | Clearly an SVP link here that someone is going to milk. Rich right wing Thurgau railway rolling stock baron plans Scandinavian takeover perhaps? I'm sure "The Local" will amaze us with some show-stopping headline. | | | | | Und da liegt der hund begraben!
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16.02.2012, 16:04
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Endstation. Alli bitte uustiege.
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16.02.2012, 16:51
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I think the Swiss saboteurs hadn't meant it to derail, until tests were finished in Norway and it had moved next door to Sweden, where it would have picked up local journalists and media proprietors in Stockholm.
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17.02.2012, 18:49
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17.02.2012, 18:58
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| Quote: | | | | | | | | | | I like the chopper ! where can you get theme .RCN need some real bad  |
17.02.2012, 19:29
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According to the TV news this evening, the train moved ahead at twice the speed allowed in the place. They are now trying to find out WHY the train-driver drove that fast
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17.02.2012, 19:42
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| Quote: | | | | | | | | | | We have nature effects when ground is in ice it will create gaps and later in spring when the ice melts ground is so much different that tracks will not follow the original plan.. Although in Finland every piece of track is welded to next piece so the effect of nature should be minimum, but as said that is not always the case..
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17.02.2012, 20:41
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| Quote: | | | | | I like the chopper ! where can you get theme .RCN need some real bad | | | | | FYI, the chopper is a British made Sea King helicopter. In Norway they are mainly used as a search and rescue helicopter. The Norwegian fleet is nearly 40 years old and is due to be replaced in 2020.
FYI2, the Norwegian rail tracks are poorly maintained due to decades of underfunding. This particular track was built in 1881 and hasn’t been properly maintained since then. Trains accidents and heavy delays are common in Norway.
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