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Hi, from a recent trip to New Zealand, I'd like to share some pics with you! BTW, would be a great job as a route project. I am talking of the NZR line over the Arthur's Pass! A wonderful gorge, great bridges and mixed goods and passenger traffic! Enjoy!Sebastian--- 24 yrs old German railfan
>Well, them pictures are a little pixelated. But I guess >apart from that they look good. > >I would also like a well modelled NZ route seeing I live in >Australia (right next door to New Zealand for those of you >who didn't pass geography) and would very much like to learn >a little more about NZR at the cost of a local call. Sure I >could visit some websites, but nothing beats driving trains >on it. Hi! this is a very great Shots.......I like it dash8 (abid)
Well, I am German! For my German standards, the New Zealand railway is BAAAD! Pax service only on a handful of relations, some freight traffic, the commuter railways are just rotten. My opinion, don't want to hurt any patriotic feelings here. Also heard of the natural rivalry of Aussis and Kiwis! No place for it here, 'coz we are OOONNE big family, aren't we? I think, the Aussi and Canado-American railway systems are indeed the best, because they really can move something. Let's have a look at Germany. Max trainlength: 700 meters, pax service is having right of way everywhere, pax service is only making profit on high-value, high-speed relations. Just thinking, Europe is just way too small to make railways profitable, especially if they're just one administrative monster, like German Rails...Just my two cents,Sebastian
I'm a flag waving ultra-patriotic American who also respects and likes other countries.Amazing isn't it?And perfection and polish aren't always the best.If you've ever worked for a railroad MOW dept you would understand.That railroad has more soul and character than most German systems,and any well maintained system in the world.Like I said;a great RR in a great country.
I think a good analogy is that a RR is like a woman.I'm old fashioned,I want a lot more than a pretty face.I need substance and character.Like the NYSW or the D&H.The highly polished high-speed lines of the world seem to lack that.When the GG1 died,the NE corridor lost all of it's remaining character.That's just one example.Who here agrees?
I agree! In Germany (that's where I live), we do not have very much diesel-electrics. These are to me the most interesting engines. They are primitive, brutal, noisy and effective engines. They have the most interesting sound and look. In the 1950s the Federal German Railways turned away from their last diesel-electrics with an experiment that origined from efforts of WW2: a two unit loco designated for pulling trains loaded with tanks! Now we have mostly electric locos (pretty boring) and diesel-hydraulic (also boring). Most engines are either centre-cab units or bi-directional dual cab engines. No B-units, seldomly double traction and as I said, train length is limited to 700 metres due to technical reasons (block length). An intermodal train headed from Germany to Italy has to change locos on the border because of different electricity in the overhead wires. Just recently, after the reunification, German Rails inherited some Checkoslowak built diesel-electric engines, called the Taiga drums for their immense noise. They are pretty ugly BUT interesting. I agree, New Zealand trains are way more interesting than clean, sterile highspeed pax services. I like a rake of two to four engines, a heavy load, some helpers grinding up a grade with massive mountains in the backdrop, the elements turned against you and the wolves howling somewhere in the dark. Nothing better than heavy train approaching a level crossing blasting the horn and the bell ringing. Do you imagine how boring level crossings in Germany are? A bell is ringing, the gates are lowering and then a train is rushing along, so fast that you don't even see what cars it consists of??? Some good news on the horizon: with deregulation and liberalisation coming along, we have some pretty interesting new railroads on the verge of becoming bigger players and making the railroading in Germany much more exciting (up to last year we had a monopoly!).Greeting from Germany!Sebastian
