Re: OT: Debian Mailinglist server slow?
On Sat, 2003-08-30 at 22:32, cr wrote:
> On Saturday 30 August 2003 21:19, Paul Johnson wrote:
> > On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 01:44:43AM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> > > ..2 reason diesel-electric locomotives are popular; they are
> > > about as clean as your average power utility, and they dont
> > > put heavy loads on the power grids.
> >
> > Nope, and nope. Diesel electrics are popular because they give the
> > most bang for the buck. Vastly more efficient than gasoline engines
> > and mechanical transmissions (it's 2003, why can't I get a diesel
> > electric car?, with fewer moving parts than the steam engines it
> > replaced. This makes them dirt cheap and bloody reliable.
>
> Not quite so. When diesels were introduced they cost several times as much
> as a steam loco of equivalent power. They have far more moving parts,
> though smaller, and the 'electric' part of the installation gave trouble for
> many years. Maybe they've found more reliability now. They require far
> more sophisticated servicing than a steam loco.
The DEs I've seen trundling past my house create very little exhaust.
Steam engines create a *lot*, and need to be regularly replenished
with consumables. DEs just look to be more fuel efficient, and less
offensive to the neighborhood.
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