tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post1305968816850812685..comments2024-02-15T04:42:41.606+00:00Comments on James' Empty Blog: It's deja vu all over againJames Annanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-40508006588285335802008-10-27T21:43:00.000+00:002008-10-27T21:43:00.000+00:00Petroski Henry:To Engineer is Human: The Role of F...Petroski Henry:<BR/>To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design<BR/><BR/>Vintage Books Usa , 1992<BR/>Quality paperback, 272 pages<BR/><BR/>strongly recommendedDavid B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-17524637038361380422008-10-27T07:20:00.000+00:002008-10-27T07:20:00.000+00:00Maybe they need to take them apart? But I'm just g...Maybe they need to take them apart? But I'm just guessing. It is notable that Network Rail's main defence appears to be "they hadn't killed anyone before"...which is certainly a valid point in terms of the overall risk (taking a train is much less dangerous than driving a car, for example) but hardly the final word on the matter.James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-7694743229702122442008-10-27T05:43:00.000+00:002008-10-27T05:43:00.000+00:00Use a rivet, then. Or weld the nut on (basically ...Use a rivet, then. Or weld the nut on (basically a weak rivet).C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-75397047779235870002008-10-27T02:58:00.000+00:002008-10-27T02:58:00.000+00:00The main rails are continuously welded AIUI, but t...The main rails are continuously welded AIUI, but this problem seems to be specifically at points. I'm not enough of a trainspotter to know if bolts are completely unavoidable even here.<BR/><BR/>But anyway there is no problem with a properly designed and installed bolted joint. There is, however, a problem with a safety-critical bolted joint that relies on regular retightening to stay together!James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-45983431358505233532008-10-27T02:47:00.000+00:002008-10-27T02:47:00.000+00:00Bolts?Jesus fucking Christ, what century are they ...Bolts?<BR/><BR/>Jesus fucking Christ, what century are they in? Back in the twentieth, railroads learned about this wonderful new invention called welding. Send the lot of them to Japan- or France, and force feed then wasabi-flavored snails until they learn how to run a modern rail system.C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.com