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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 23,365 Location: Nairobi
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Imagine travelling at 160km per hour... in a train! http://www.nation.co.ke/...6/-/umslhh/-/index.html
.........hope this comes to be!!! The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated. ..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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A dream.......Maybe by the time the line is completed in 2016,Japan will have done away with bullet trains.....BTW,why would building a 1000Km of railway line take 7 years in this day and time whereas the original line took a mere 5 years from Mombasa to Kisumu despite all the hardships?.........Someone needs to get serious. Old man about town.... Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/26/2007 Posts: 6,514
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Hilarious. 7 years to build in 2009,5 years in the 1800s. Pipe dreams,like Hallucination 2030. Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/29/2008 Posts: 170
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it took us more than 100 years to realize we need a better railway line .... now that we have am waiting to see how long it will take us to accomplish one.... am all ears.. BTW how far are we in hallucination 2030??/?//??
Its just me
whatever choice you make in life make sure that you can live with it.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/26/2007 Posts: 6,514
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WRT Hallunciation 2030 we're so high we've even got an MPig in charge of that trip! Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2007 Posts: 8,776 Location: Cameroon
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At least these idiots hav dreamt! It starts with a dream ladies n gentlemen. God help Kenya! The only reason why some people are still alive is coz its illegal to shoot them!! TULIA.........UFUNZWE!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/27/2007 Posts: 2,768
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@ kabz, i would never laugh at or doubt an individual's dream.....but a dream from the coalition of thieves convernment is just like washing a pig....if you know what i mean.. NEVER TALK OF A RHINO IF THERE IS NO TREE NEAREBY - ZULU PROVERB ...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/5/2009 Posts: 117 Location: Taehan Minkook.
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This one taking 7 years ain't so off the mark.With the trains moving at around 160km/h,bends/curves and inclinations/declinations will have to be dealt with and that's why it takes a bit longer than it would take building the narrow gauge[1,000mm] line. For such speeds to be achieved,the new standard gauge[1,435mm] line will have to use continuous welded rail (CWR),also known as ribbon rails.This allows a smooth ride at higher speeds.The CWR with very few or no joints at all,it's construction takes more time than a jointed track.Maintenance of is minimal,the track is strong with less friction. Just coz we haven't done it in 100 years doesn't mean we can't. Negativity kills everything,let's try doing with less,much less. When i see my purple,you see it not. when i see my purple, you see it not!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/6/2007 Posts: 1,177 Location: Nairobi - Kenya
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and can bullet trains ride on this rail? forgive my ignorance.. you've heard me.. When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/6/2007 Posts: 1,177 Location: Nairobi - Kenya
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and can bullet trains ride on this rail? forgive my ignorance.. you've heard me.. When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 9/11/2007 Posts: 816
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There go the cynics again.. Fibre optic cable was a dream... and so were the By-passes....
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/9/2006 Posts: 1,502
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Another of the 300X series trains with aerodynamic styling and a smooth,quiet body. the above are 2 different models of shinkansen[high speed bullet train] .,speeds of 300kph to 400speeds . Test runs have reached 443 km/h (275 mph) for conventional rail in 1996,. work to prosper
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/9/2006 Posts: 1,502
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Maglev,or magnetic levitation,is a system of transportation that suspends,guides and propels vehicles,predominantly trains,using magnetic levitation from a very large number of magnets for lift and propulsion. This method has the potential to be faster,quieter and smoother than wheeled mass transit systems. The power needed for levitation is usually not a particularly large percentage of the overall consumption,most of the power used is needed to overcome air drag,as with any other high speed train. The highest recorded speed of a Maglev train is 581 kilometres per hour (361 mph),achieved in Japan in 2003,6 kilometres per hour (3.7 mph) faster than the conventional TGV speed record. This is slower than many aircraft,since aircraft can fly at far higher altitudes where air drag is lower,thus high speeds are more readily attained. The technology has the potential to exceed 6,400 kilometres per hour (3,977 mph) if deployed in an evacuated tunnel. maglev train it will be operational 2025 connecting Tokyo and Nagoya-264 km in 39 minutes.project starts 2011. work to prosper
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/26/2007 Posts: 6,514
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Fiber optic cable is still a dream!! 2 months after landing,nothing has changed! Yous till pay thru your nose for decent connectivity (Safcon) and the rest like Uselessnet (UUNET) keep publishing articles in papers with no real change in speeds. As for bypasses,where???????? Wapi??????? Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/29/2008 Posts: 170
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we cant achieve dreams just by positive thinking... it just helps us concentrate the energy on the issues at hand thus saving time,but clearly we still dont have by passes even after a decade of debating the urgency attached to the need,we still cant make long lasting roads,we still cant contain railway uprooters,and now that we have appraised the 2.5 million tax free guy for a job well done,how much of this projects money will end in mpigs' and others goons' pockets....
Am negative,whoever thinks that am wrong,feel provoked and make it happen..... i would love to travel in one of those comfy's to the coast at 160 km/hr
Its just me
whatever choice you make in life make sure that you can live with it.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/27/2007 Posts: 2,768
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hi all, let us be practical ladies and gentlemen... i do believe anything is possible including the construction of a ksh 320b high speed train...why can't we deal with the unavailable basic necessities first???? construct 2 or perhaps3 either HEP or Geothermal power stations so that the current and future electricity demand is met,construct 4 100m cubic metre capacity dams to satisfy the unquenched thirst for at least 85% of the total population,construct tarred feeder roads in the cities and major towns estates etc...320b is a lot of money..... aren't we having our priorities upside down...we can't even feed ourselves... NEVER TALK OF A RHINO IF THERE IS NO TREE NEAREBY - ZULU PROVERB ...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...
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Rank: Member Joined: 8/18/2009 Posts: 57
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we have to believe! you cant grow when you're comfortable. Challenges like hunger,drought,power rationing,traffic jums,insecurity,etc brings about invention. We are growing- currently working on improvement of our roads i.e. thika rd,msa rd etc. with this trend,i do believe we shall get there.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/27/2007 Posts: 2,768
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@ stano, yes,it is good to dream,but tell me does it make any sense for a family man to drive around with BMW X8 series when his family is going naked or in tarters,can't put a square meal on the table and most importantly afford a decent shelter for them??? NEVER TALK OF A RHINO IF THERE IS NO TREE NEAREBY - ZULU PROVERB ...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 23,365 Location: Nairobi
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Kaiganjo, I think your concerns are off the mark as concerns this thread,you are mixing issues here man.......frustrations with the system I guesse!!! The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated. ..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".
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Rank: Chief Joined: 1/3/2007 Posts: 18,221 Location: Nairobi
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No way anyone will invest. The bastards in kibera uprooted the railway line again for no good reason. Railway passes thru so much land & only fools in kibera are so STUPID to uproot the railway. Iteere should have them SHOT in public. Wacha na akina ransley. Greedy when others are fearful,Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase WB Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
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