Regina (train)
The Regina is a Swedish model of electric multiple unit passenger train, manufactured by Bombardier Transportation (formerly ADtranz). It is used by the national passenger railway SJ along with numerous regional and private operators, in variants designated X50, X51, X52, X53, X54 and X55, and in two-, three-, and fourcarriage models. The Regina is wider than other Swedish trains; at 3 450 mm, it allows five-across seating, increasing passenger capacity by 25%. The car body is built of stainless steel, with only bolsters and coupler pockets made of mild steel. The length is 54, 80 and 105 m, and the capacity 165-294 seats. A variant of the Regina is used in China as the CRH1.
Top speeds of various models range from 180 km/h to 200 km/h (112 mph to 125 mph). As part of the Gröna tåget (‘the green train’) project, a modified Regina set the Swedish rail-speed record of 303 km/h (188 mph) on 14 September 2008; the goal is to reach 250 km/h (155 mph) in regular service.
The existing Regina units are short trains built for local and regional service, but in late 2007 it was announced that SJ were ordering twenty units furnished for inter-city service. These trains, designated X55, were delivered during 2011 and 2012, and are used on the routes connecting Stockholm with destinations like Sundsvall, Värmland and Dalarna, allowing the displaced X 2000 units to be used instead to lengthen the busy trains running to Gothenburg and Malmö. These units are four-carriage trains with a first-class section and an on-board bistro; four-across seating. There is an option for another 20 units.
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Choice Of The Chosen
by: Six60[Chorus]
Choice of the chosen, yeah
Choice of the chosen, yeah
Choice of the chosen, yeah
Choice of the chosen, yeah
[Verse 1]
When the people of the power meet the power of the
people,
Then it changes every hour of the day,
All you need is one man with his head in the sand,
To rise up and say,
It's the regime of a beauty queen,
You gotta come clean cause you're a liar,
But if you stand up and fight for the things that are
right,
Then you'll find one day you start a fire,
And when that flame burns,
The people start to learn,
It's all you need to take you higher,
Higher than the trees and the birds and the bees,
It's the flame that we call desire, yeah
[Chorus]
Choice of the chosen, yeah
Choice of the chosen, yeah
Choice of the chosen, yeah
Choice of the chosen, yeah
[Verse 2]
It's the man at the docks working off the clock,
Who's a time bomb ready to explode,
Can we find a way to make it through the day,
Please tell me cause I don't know,
And then one day he goes boom,
His mind begins to break,
The weight upon his shoulders is too much for him to
take,
Sick of living his life by the edge of a knife,
Yeah he's gone
Said he's gone,
Never to return,
'Cause you know his flame will never ever burn again,
again
Again, again
Again, again
Again, yeah yeah
[Chorus]
Choice of the chosen, yeah
Choice of the chosen, yeah
Choice of the chosen, yeah
Choice of the chosen, yeah
[Verse 3]
I was on my way just the other day,
When a man said I've got a problem,
I have everything that money can bring,
But I can't stop the wind from blowing,
I could sympathize with the pain in his eyes,
When I told him he'd fade to nothing,
You can try to change,
When you pass the blame,
But you know it's the choice of the chosen, yeah
[Chorus]
Choice of the chosen, yeah
Choice of the chosen, yeah
Choice of the chosen, yeah
Choice of the chosen, yeah
Said it's the choice of the chosen, yeah