Stable 1.2 Gigabit/s Internet achieved in moving train in Switzerland

Re:Stable 1.2 Gigabit/s Internet achieved in moving train in... by est31 on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @04:35PM (#24851872)

TBH considering their mountainous terrain, already the lower speeds they achieve are quite a feat of engineering. Meanwhile a small storm upends most of Germany's rail network for a long time because they let trees grow close to the rails...

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Re:Stable 1.2 Gigabit/s Internet achieved in moving train in... by bserge on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @04:43PM (#24851977)

Leaves on the tracks is no joke, I found those Network Rail posters pretty amusing :)

https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/leaves-on-the-...

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Re:Stable 1.2 Gigabit/s Internet achieved in moving train in... by Multicomp on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @05:07PM (#24852183)

I am now imagining some description of brush extensions on the front of cow catchers that just take a wire brush and scrub the fire out of the track in front of the train to get leaves off the track and scrub of some of the crushed wet leaves off of it as the train goes along.

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Re:Stable 1.2 Gigabit/s Internet achieved in moving train in... by Symbiote on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @05:16PM (#24852285)

I think the brushes would wear out pretty quickly.

They use high pressure (1500 Bar!) water jets instead, and apply sand to the rails: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/leaf-busting-trains-pr...

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