Monday 19 October 2015

Steam


They are half-way through electrifying the train line between Bristol Temple Meads and London, Paddington right now, but how are they getting the electricity?

Here's a suggestion too sensible to be ever carried out by profiteers more interested in income than social benefits.

Bring back steam.

How? Each train has a tiny (the size of a fridge) nuclear reactor on it which is housed in a near disaster-proof capsule, and that is controlled by the engineers and heats water to boiling point constantly, powering high-tech pistons which bring the train up to speeds of around 200 MPH, just like it did in the old days.

Why will this never happen in our life-times? Because places like China will be in control of our nuclear output, silly, and other foreign power generators have 'invested' too much in our 'infrastructure' to want to see such a simple solution to an ordinary social problem about transport.

Chuff... Chuff... Chuff.. Chuff.. Chuff Chuff Chuff Chuff Chuff...........

8 comments:

  1. Splitting water into Hydrogen and Oxygen is not so difficult, so why is Hydrogen not used universally as a propellent? No shortage of water; the wretched stuff drops from the sky, and it's free.

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    1. I have a strong feeling that the oil industry would have something to say about that too.

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  2. Your man flu delirium later turned into verbal diarrhoea. You haven't had so much to say in a long time. It is good to see you back on form.

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    2. Ok, I admit it. I self-medicated with a bit of single malt last night. I think that Cro pointed this out, then removed the comment.

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    3. Something like that. I'm still wondering why no mention of your 'Rocket'

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