I do not know whether a BWMA claim is still on their website. In 1998 or
1999 I read on their site that French railway engineers use the non-metric
size for the railway gauge, viz. 4" 8-!/2", instead of 1435 mm. I assume
that this is one of the BWMA's methods of disinformation.
Last year, however, I saw a program on Discovery Channel about high speed
trains. The program was in metric, but a French railway engineer thought
that he had to make a good impression on English speaking people by using
mph for speeds.
I know two other Frenchmen who do such things: the deep see explorers the
Cousteau's. Their English language films are all in inch, foot, pound, yard,
etc. etc. The Inch Perfect Award for such people!
Disgusting!
Han
----- Original Message -----
From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 7:26 PM
Subject: [USMA:10340] RE: Railway gauge
> 2001-01-07
>
> There are about 14 (unless I miscounted) differing gauges used in the UK
alone. So much for the BWMA rubbish.
>
> Glückliches Neues Jahr!
> Happy New Year!
>
> John
>
> Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrtümlich glaubt
frei zu sein.
>
> There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe
they are free!
>
> Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
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