This was some video footage that I made on my July 2024 visits to my local heritage railway the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway which I hope may be of some railway interest to you all.
I suppose the update was about the B&KR so maybe the hydrogen train that just seems to sit there doing nothing wasn't enirely relevant but there do not seem to be any recent developments. Not surprising really as in October 2022, the German state of Baden-Württemberg announced that it would not be considering further use of hydrogen trains, as a study it commissioned found them up to 80% more expensive than electric trains powered by batteries or overhead wires. Maybe all the wise people who have been praising the idea have now been forced to admit that the emperor actually doesn't have any clothes. There certainbly seem to be plenty of people these days determined to tell us that the naked emperor really has the finest clothes you could imagine. Group think is a wonderful thing. Head of Technology here. Chief Executive there. Professor here. Government minister there. There's no shortage of highly-placed people telling us what wonderful clothes the emperor has.
It never ceases to amaze me what the Heritage movement achieves.
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Another great update 105 scurries along nicely
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Bo'ness always seems to be busy with people wanting to ride the trains.
Shug it is indeed and plenty of film jobs as well
I suppose the update was about the B&KR so maybe the hydrogen train that just seems to sit there doing nothing wasn't enirely relevant but there do not seem to be any recent developments. Not surprising really as in October 2022, the German state of Baden-Württemberg announced that it would not be considering further use of hydrogen trains, as a study it commissioned found them up to 80% more expensive than electric trains powered by batteries or overhead wires. Maybe all the wise people who have been praising the idea have now been forced to admit that the emperor actually doesn't have any clothes. There certainbly seem to be plenty of people these days determined to tell us that the naked emperor really has the finest clothes you could imagine. Group think is a wonderful thing. Head of Technology here. Chief Executive there. Professor here. Government minister there. There's no shortage of highly-placed people telling us what wonderful clothes the emperor has.
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