Cuthbert 80
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Hahahaha! You guys crack me up!
Or if you can get a decent GPS signal (not always possible with modern train windows, I know) use an app on your phone.Another fun thing is to time the performance of the train. On high speed lines the kilometre posts are usually pretty obvious, time yourselves between them and calculate your speed.
Or if you can get a decent GPS signal (not always possible with modern train windows, I know) use an app on your phone.
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Highest I managed to snap on single deck 1st class TGV Strasbourg to Paris in September 2019.
I wasn’t aware the line was 320 until I looked out the window and thought it felt very fast.
Yep LGV Est permits 320 in places. I think the new stretch Tours to Bordeaux does too?
At least some TGV's have wifi and can show your speed and location on a map on your phone/computer. This is replicated on LCD screens at the coach ends.
DB ICE's often show the train speed on the their P.I.S. too.
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Highest I managed to snap on single deck 1st class TGV Strasbourg to Paris in September 2019.
I wasn’t aware the line was 320 until I looked out the window and thought it felt very fast.
I find having an atlas very useful to track where you are - particularly the series of Schweers & Wall atlases that go into some detail of junctions and crossovers and intersecting lines.
And on the PIS in Spain and Italy too, though it often takes an annoyingly long time to scroll round to the live speed, among all the ads and general travel guff.
Only once have I seen a live PIS feed of the train speed in the UK (bar Eurostar), and that was on a VT Voyager, soon after 125mph came in on the WCML.
Unfortunately it never got past 110mph as tilt was inoperable on that 221 on that particular day!
Most of Eurostar's route through northern France is pretty monotonous, so it actually feels quite slow to me!
I was impressed with the AVE a few years ago. Did Madrid to Seville and back in a day (work stuff at a sugar refinery in Guadalete). Was really aware of the speed on the way there. Way back I wasn't as I watched the film. It was also in English with Spanish subtitles. I wish I could remember what film it was because it was absolutely hilarious, some kind of comedy crime/detective caper I seem to recall.Ah, yes, in Spain, they also show maps and so on - between the films and documentaries! One time, there was a documentary I was interested in - and it turned out it was in English, with Spanish subtitles - perfect! Those headphones they hand out are so rubbish, though, meaning I use my own.
Ok, once this Corona armageddon is done....I'll have to take a trip on this Rhine-Rhone LGV route as you've piqued my interest!
What app is that please ?
If you want to have some feeling of speed during dynamic testing conditions you may want to have a look at a couple of videos from our time commissioning the CTRL Section 2 here https://www.youtube.com/user/AscendaMCL
The quality is appalling so please be nice, it was 2007 !
Rainham and Averley viaducts have a good sensation of speed when passed over at full line speed.
Vertical speed as well!
If you are interested you can watch this video specifically that illustrate quite well in my opinion how the Channel Tunnel Rail Link - Section 2 project was built and commissioned back in 2002-2007. 5 minutes long only. Enjoy.Yep that’s a slight feeling of weightlessness but the power needs to stay on over the hump for the full effect
Just loaded the app. - looks fine, but testing it will have to wait until we can travel for fun! By the way:- 'This app is available only on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.'It's called speedmeter:
iOS link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/speedmeter-mph-digital-display/id1295017340
Can't seem to find the same one on Android or Windows stores.