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[LeonUK-China]

The loading gauge of Chinese stock is massive compared to European and especially UK stock. The Chinese stock is very roomy and much more comfortable in my opinion.

Interesting high poly rendered image WEN, I'd be interested to see what the ingame shots look like.

Five places each line? It's only possible in Japan. :hehe:
In Europe it would be called "Rolling-cattleyard".

 

[LeonUK-China]

For the bathroom guys, the people must touch with they´re knees the metalic thing. So I think you get an idea now.

Umm no that's incorrect, the only thing that touches anything is your feet. So it's actually more hygienic than the Western style toilet. I prefer Western toilet at home and if having to go in public, it's better to have an Asian style, as then you don't have to make contact with any surface.

 

[crman123]

The loading gauge of Chinese stock is massive compared to European and especially UK stock. The Chinese stock is very roomy and much more comfortable in my opinion.

Interesting high poly rendered image WEN, I'd be interested to see what the ingame shots look like.

I would say that the Chinese/Russian loading gauge is VERY similar if not the same to US railroads. I've seen comparisons between US and Chinese/Russian and they're pretty much the same. (save for the gauge change in Russia...but still).

I've always been curious as to why UK trains are much, much smaller in size and load compared to North America and Asia (Russia/China)

 

[nicky9499]

That's what gives them their charm. It is worth noting a significant part of the railroads from Thailand down is meter-gauge and not standard gauge.

Cheerio,
Nicholas.

 

[LeonUK-China]

I would say that the Chinese/Russian loading gauge is VERY similar if not the same to US railroads. I've seen comparisons between US and Chinese/Russian and they're pretty much the same. (save for the gauge change in Russia...but still).

I've always been curious as to why UK trains are much, much smaller in size and load compared to North America and Asia (Russia/China)

I think it's about the amount of cargo/passengers that need to be moved. Having an efficient balance in size to load size requirements of a nation seems to dictate the loading gauge for each nation. Except for situations where it's beneficial to adopt a standard because another nearby nation has it.

There are some good pluses for lower thinner trains running on SG track. They require a lot less exact engineering and stability to stay on the track.

The speed on UK rails was way above the rest of the world for many years, helped partly by the lower and slimmer loading gauge amongst other things. Not taking anything away from British engineers, they where without any question of a doubt the finest in the world for centuries when it comes to locomotive design and manufacture. I love traveling on British trains whenever I am back in the UK, however I love locomotive pulled trains, and so these days I am drawn to loving Chinese railways just as highly if not more.

These days, when you ride in something massive like a CRH1, CRH2, or CRH5 and listen to the motors purr as you accelerate away very fast, suddenly the concept of having lower thinner measurements seems quite pointless if there are larger and faster units operating in other parts of the world. But by then it's too late to change the situation as all bridges, tunnels, and platforms and so on are to that standard.