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Two photos of the same train driver, taken 26 years apart (lemmy.ml)
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The two trains pictured:

More info about (and photos of) the driver, Han Junjia:

screenshot of text "Same chinese train driver 26 years apart" above two photos, the first showing a man standing next to a China Railways SY steam locomotive and the second showing him standing next to a Fùxīng Hào high-speed train
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[–] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

Sorry, to be more exact I should have said efficiency.

I was taking into account energy lost due to conversion at the engine where an ICE is between 20 and 25% efficient, or wheel to wheel efficiency if you will, I thought that would have been self-explanatory.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Even accounting for that pretty sure it’s still wrong, that’s why ICE vehicles usually have better range despite not stuffing gas tanks into every available space.

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