3 ms·

Clickety-clack is also bad for high speeds but Im not sure how fast are they in the UK.

• hammyhavoc 4y ago
  Up North they're not very fast, the rail network has a lot of tight bends that makes it unsuitable for high speeds, particularly around the coastal areas, this is even after giving up a lot of legacy routes and stations to improve efficiency. We don't do planning very well in the UK. Liverpool city centre is a prime example of poor road planning in particular. Complete spaghetti.
  • alasdair_ 4y ago
    > Complete spaghetti. Birmingham is the OG of pasta-named roads however. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_junction https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_junction
    • hammyhavoc 4y ago
      Today I learned! Wow!
• nerdawson 4y ago
  On the West Coast Main Line, one of two major routes that goes from north to south, trains run at up to 125mph.