HW: "Go Go Pendolino" and the Race for Space

[Engineer Benny]

Ok Nick,

In the 19th Century Mr Stephenson built a Steam Locomotive called
"Rocket" which symbolized the beginning of the Space Race.

Bob Calvert's Captain Lockheed project is a Brilliant example of how
taking technology too far can screw things. The film "The Right Stuff"
is a more patriotic story of the race for space and how fighter pilots
were trained up to be astronauts.

So how could this not be Hawkwind related?


> Errr.... is this even remotely HW related?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Engineer Benny" <vulcanfoundry at BLUEYONDER.CO.UK>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 10:58 AM
> Subject: HW: "Go Go Pendolino" and the Race for Space
>
>
> Virgin Trains have succeeded with "Operation Princess" which is an
> operation to replace perfectly good Rolling Stock which should have
been
> looked after better becase if they did, there would be no need to
> replace it in the first place. I didn't like them at first because of
> the lack of decent seating *and* the corporate branding, but I suppose
> they are quite sleek in Silver  & Red. The Woolwich ferry here in
London
> has been going strong for 96 years now and there are no plans to
replace
> them. I just feel that bosses with no Railway Knowledge overestimated
> the need for their replacement but I like Pendolino's anyway.  :-)
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