Unstoppable -- new train movie

[RobertInOntario]

Saw that episode. He had three different types of trains, an old passenger train which looked like the one that actually ran the line, a goods train(I'm guessing we call them frieghts here in the Colonies), and a modern Bullet Train, which was a prototype for one that Hornby was going to release. It was a ten mile(Mile?..In England?) between two towns where the real one(I forgot the name of it) ran, and is now a bike path. All three started out fine, but the bullet train ran only seven miles of the ten mile route. Like the other two, it finally died.

Yes, all of this rings a bell -- I had read some articles about this a few months ago. Yes, a goods train is what they call freight trains in the U.K. They still use miles in Britain, so a distance of 10 miles sounds right. I believe May did try to set up a Hornby Great Western train then ... The trail is called the Tarka Trail, currently a walking & cycling path.

My family & I visited Devon and SW England in 2009. Didn't see too much of the Tark Trail but we were able to visit the West Somerset Railway (<!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk">www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk</a><!-- w -->) while we were there -- and that was totally awesome!

Rob