Insolent Cars

Feb 19, 2026 Last reply: 4 months ago 28 Replies

Well, Siemens built a railway test track in Germany that mimicked the defects known to be encountered by their rolling stock when used on actual British tracks, so that they could identify problems before the trains went into service.

A Hitachi train-set developed cracks in its welded aluminium monocoque carriage design because they (presumably) failed to take similar precautions before using a design that never caused such issues in Japan, on UK tracks.

Their manufacturers have never had to play dodge the pothole :-(

Would seem perfectly reasonable to limit pollution from vehicles stuck in traffic:-)

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"We can do it, so we will do it. Stop complaining".

Did it tell you where the nearest Public Toilet was so you could get rid of it after you had finished with it?

WE wont do what is needed, because its difficult. We wont do what is wanted, because we know better. We will do what is easy, so we look like we are doing something

Probably direct you to another coffee shop so you can use their facilities - whilst buying another cup of coffee.

If it didn't do this its would lower its NCAP safety rating and probably increase your insurance premium...

Dave

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