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Deutsch We are flooded with information about COVID-19. Unfortunately most maps and tables and diagrams work with absolute numbers. With these China and the United States almost automatically are positioned in some of the first spots. We should think which quantities are meaningful. Let’s take a look at Thermodynamics and Physical Chemistry. There it is …
(Terje Melheim) Tramways are usually associated with large towns, built up areas, big buildings and much traffic. Can you imagine a tram line through a fantastic rural landscape? An example of such a tram line is Kirnitzschtalbahn in Eastern Germany. That Kirnitzschtalbahn has survived till today is probably due to the fact that it was …
„Kirnitzschtalbahn – a rural tram line“ weiterlesen
Deutsch As could be observed, the project of a railroad from Rovaniemi to Kirkenes has been put on hold, because of not being economically viable with the currently predicted amounts of freight volume. Passenger service, which would be expected to happen on this line, would be so little that it cannot contribute a large share, …
„How to continue with the rail line from Rovaniemi to Kirkenes?“ weiterlesen
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Deutsch Near Cologne in Germany the Hambach Forest had been occupied by protesters and cleared by the police, in order to promote further destruction of landsacape for the extraction of Lignite. This energy form is just outdated and it is a good idea to get rid of it as soon as possible. Arnold Schwarzenegger brought …
Deutsch Some activity can be observed concerning the question of a railroad connection from northern Finland to Kirkenes in Norway. Such a railroad would start in Rovanienmi or Kemijärvi and go to Ivalo in northern Finland. From there it would pass the Lake Inari (Inarijärvi) either like todays highway in the west or a bit …
„New Discussions about Rail Connection from Finland to Kirkenes“ weiterlesen
God Jul! Buon Natale! Joyeux Noël! Natale hilare! ¡Feliz Navidad! Merry Christmas! Frohe Weihnachten! Prettige Kerstdagen!
Deutsch The Danish railroads are a sad story for this country. After some experiences as frequent transit traveler on the way from Denmark to Norway or Sweden it is possible to say this without being to much biased by singular experiences that are not representative. The observations all refer to the long distance and international …
„Using Trains in Denmark“ weiterlesen
Deutsch Do cloverleaf interchanges for railroad lines exist? I must admit that I do not know all railroad lines in the world, but I consider it highly unlikely that anywhere two railroad lines are connected by a cloverleaf. They do exist in games that need not be realistic in every aspect, but this page is …
„Why do railroads have no cloverleaf interchanges?“ weiterlesen