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minus-squareScrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·7 months agoI spent 2 hours going the 80 miles between Austin and San Antonio, average 40mph. For comparison, in the UK I can go between London and York, which is 200 miles - also in 2 hours, average 100mph. One of them has a good rail system. And I’m not even talking about high speed rail.
minus-squaregmtom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·7 months agoThe American mind cannot comprehend trains.
minus-squareSomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoRail at 100mph - it’s in the comment. Has been a thing since before WW2 by the looks of it.
I spent 2 hours going the 80 miles between Austin and San Antonio, average 40mph. For comparison, in the UK I can go between London and York, which is 200 miles - also in 2 hours, average 100mph.
One of them has a good rail system.
And I’m not even talking about high speed rail.
Driving at 100mph?
The American mind cannot comprehend trains.
Not American:)
Trains.
Rail at 100mph - it’s in the comment.
Has been a thing since before WW2 by the looks of it.