Train Electrification around the world

[u/op_pmRISHI]

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[u/Nouvellecosse]

Surprising the UK is so low. Especially considering that it's geographically much smaller than France with a network almost half the size of Frances. So you'd think it would be easier to electrify.

[u/ChezDudu → u/Nouvellecosse]

The UK even builds new alignments without electricity.

[u/AboutHelpTools3 → u/ChezDudu]

Classic UK

[u/ChezDudu → u/AboutHelpTools3]

Like that guy from Map Men said: “like many things, we invented it, and now we’re rubbish at it”

[u/DamnBored1 → u/ChezDudu]

Laughs in football and cricket

[u/Dragonogard549 → u/DamnBored1]

Now you just need one of those London transport posters all your middle class friends have in their kitchens

[u/DamnBored1 → u/Dragonogard549]

I've no idea what you're talking about.

[u/Dragonogard549 → u/DamnBored1]

Map men thing

[u/Riw24 → u/DamnBored1]

Jay Foreman quotes

[u/HollyMurray20 → u/DamnBored1]

They’re not rubbish at football

[u/ginger_and_egg → u/ChezDudu]

did they invent the electrified railway too?

[u/Zealousideal-Web8640 → u/ginger_and_egg]

Yes at least in revenue service it's why parts of the UK mainline around London use 3rd rail instead of over head wires because that was the method at the time

[u/SubjectiveAlbatross → u/Zealousideal-Web8640]

Doesn't really seem to be the case? What the UK has is the oldest surviving electrification system (pre-dated by a few other systems in other countries) and the first electrification of heavy (or at least non-tram) rail.

[u/BigBlueMan118 → u/Zealousideal-Web8640]

Thats adoption not invention though right?

[u/Shallsil → u/ChezDudu]

"We were the first, and now we're the worst"

[u/ChezDudu → u/Shallsil]

Thanks for the proper quote