The Recent Eurostar Incident

OddjobAbe · #1 12-20-2009, 10:41 AM

I'm sure that a few of you are aware of the Eurostar train that is stuck in the channel tunnel. I'd be interested to hear if you think this is as daft as I do. I don't know much about the channel tunnel or trains, but I am confused as to why they don't just send a diesel train and shunt the fucker out. Anyone with knowledge as to why, please speak up.
I'm also fed up of seeing soft fools blubbering on the television. It's not like anyone's fucking died.
Some of you may have an opinion on the matter. If so, please do share it.

Havoc · #2 12-20-2009, 11:30 AM

As far as I know, the trains in the Channel tunnel run on electricity. Sending in a diesel engine might, oh say, kill everyone in the tunnel? I don't believe that tunnel is equipped to ventilate like car tunnels are.

OddjobAbe · #3 12-20-2009, 11:37 AM

Perhaps they could turn off the electricity? Of course it would cause delay, but it'd get the people stuck in there out.

Hobo · #4 12-20-2009, 12:23 PM

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Perhaps they could turn off the electricity? Of course it would cause delay, but it'd get the people stuck in there out.

Uh. What?

abe is now! · #5 12-20-2009, 01:01 PM

I am very expert about trains. I wonder why they didn't tow the convoy out the gallery with a diesel locomotor! In Italy it's easy to see a diesel locomotor doing that operation, because it doesn't need any electric traction! And if only one locomotor can't tow the entire convoy, two locomotors can be paired off. I really can't understand why they didn't do that.

Havoc · #6 12-20-2009, 01:02 PM

Do you even read other posts?

Hobo · #7 12-20-2009, 01:04 PM

Abe is now! is like a weird bot. With his terribly translated information from wikipedia. It's surreal

***Wil*** · #8 12-20-2009, 01:08 PM

Do you think every article on the Italian-language Wikipedia begins "I am very expert on..."?

abe is now! · #9 12-20-2009, 01:10 PM

No it's not translated mister. It was only my consideration of that fact. Fuck this stupid eurotunnel and TGVs anyway.

Strike Witch · #10 12-20-2009, 02:44 PM

Yeah! Fuck it!

used:) · #11 12-20-2009, 02:46 PM

Got any fan porn of that, Strike Witch?

***Wil*** · #12 12-20-2009, 02:47 PM

I certainly disapprove of any attempt to "bridge" any divide between Britain and continental Europe. Damn Conties stealing our jobs and our women!

MA · #13 12-20-2009, 02:57 PM

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I am very expert about trains. I wonder why they didn't tow the convoy out the gallery with a diesel locomotor! In Italy it's easy to see a diesel locomotor doing that operation, because it doesn't need any electric traction! And if only one locomotor can't tow the entire convoy, two locomotors can be paired off. I really can't understand why they didn't do that.

and that ends THIS conversation.

that isn't sarcastic, either. sounds expert to me.

Strike Witch · #14 12-20-2009, 02:59 PM

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Got any fan porn of that, Strike Witch?

Train sex?

Give me a minute to hit up Pixiv and 2ch.

used:) · #15 12-20-2009, 03:05 PM

I meant the Chunnel, much like the Rule 34'd towers from Lord of the Rings.

Strike Witch · #16 12-20-2009, 03:06 PM

Hm.. Sorry, all I could find was this:

used:) · #17 12-20-2009, 03:08 PM

Wait, so like, was it a premature ejaculation or something?

OddjobAbe · #18 12-20-2009, 03:09 PM

Tonight, I don't sleep.

Strike Witch · #19 12-20-2009, 03:10 PM

Basically:

1st panel: "hey can we couple with you?" "Sure!"
2nd panel:"Woo!" "aaah!"
3rd panel: "Hey, can I couple with you?" "No, your equipment is a weird shape!"
4th panel: "Aww, come on." "No, it's wrong!"
5th panel: "Why did I have to have weird equipment..."

Havoc · #20 12-20-2009, 06:00 PM

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Got any fan porn of that, Strike Witch?

Don't do that the fuck again, ever. Rule 34! Rule THIRTY FUCKING FOUR!!!

Wings of Fire · #21 12-22-2009, 02:36 PM

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I certainly disapprove of any attempt to "bridge" any divide between Britain and continental Europe. Damn Conties stealing our jobs and our women!

This.

Everyone knows the wogs start in Callais and the Havocs start in Amsterdam.

Actually, I'm kind of torn between wanting to ride the eurotunnel to experience it and not wanting to ride it because it's a SMALL DARK CRAMPED SPACE UNDER TONNES OF WATER.

enchilado · #22 12-22-2009, 03:09 PM

I think they should just collapse the tunnel and leave the train in there, ja?

***Wil*** · #23 12-22-2009, 03:18 PM

Joe, as someone who's been through the Chunnel (with no changes or delays or leaves on the line) and survived, I can assure that it is an interesting experience in neither of those ways.

looney-bin · #24 12-22-2009, 10:48 PM

How about constructing a shunter that runs on some sort of electric battery. That way it doesn't need the power from the lines, and it doesn't produce diesel fumes.

enchilado · #25 12-22-2009, 11:55 PM

Do you know how big the battery would have to be?

abe is now! · #26 12-23-2009, 08:20 AM

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How about constructing a shunter that runs on some sort of electric battery. That way it doesn't need the power from the lines, and it doesn't produce diesel fumes.

But it should be recharged anyway, so it would use a lot of electric energy... and producing electric energy means polluting!

***Nate*** · #27 12-23-2009, 09:46 PM

I think he means as a temporary fix while the normal trains are out of service.

As others have said, it wouldn't work; you'd probably need to fill all the carriages with batteries just to get it moving.

Mac Sirloin · #28 01-02-2010, 09:43 PM

why dont they get out and push

fucking lazy europeans

used:) · #29 01-02-2010, 09:52 PM

MA · #30 01-03-2010, 04:02 AM

tractors