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British Rail Moving Forward with Sat-Nav/GPS

Posted by Zonk on from the need-that-for-my-bicycle dept.

de1orean writes "The BBC is reporting that after a successful limited trial using GPS satellite navigation to improve train safety and efficiency, British Rail is committed to instituting sat-nav throughout the system. It may be in operation as early as 2008."

4 of 192 comments (clear)

  1. First impression by Dancin_Santa · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a train. It's not like these things can wander all over the place.

    Maybe if they were able to get them to run on time like they do in Japan and Fascist Italy, they could tell where the trains were by just looking at the clock.

  2. British Rail? by sulli · · Score: 4, Funny

    They renationalised and didn't tell anyone?

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    sulli
    RTFJ.
  3. "putting intelligence on trains" by ABeowulfCluster · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, they're implying the conductor is dumber than a GPS unit?

  4. A British Rail Joke.. by TechyImmigrant · · Score: 4, Funny

    This joke did the rounds during the first US-Iraq war and shortly after a big train accident..

    What is the difference between British Rail and a Scud missile?

    British Rail kills people.

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    Evil people are out to get you.