I stand corrected: some really backwards countries still have crappy old trains that run purely on diesel. In America, all the freight trains and diesel passen

I stand corrected: some really backwards countries still have crappy old trains that run purely on diesel. In America, all the freight trains and diesel passenger trains are diesel-electric, and have been for many decades. And America isn't even much of a leader in passenger rail. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised about the UK; this is a country that still doesn't know how to make a single water faucet that combines hot and cold water.