Re: [General] Stopping at signals - simple question

["Russell Norton" <russelln@iprimus.com.au>]

"John MacCallum" <johnmac@lisp.com.au> wrote in message
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> Russell Norton wrote:
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> >
> > The 80 Km/h restriction for light engines in the metrop should not have
> > applied though if the loco had an operative dynamic brake.
> >
> > Russ.
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> The worst case situation is an Emergency were there is no
> time to set up Dynamic Braking. So I disagree with this statement.


Well, I disagree with that statement. In an "emergency" you can stop a light
engine with dynamic, travelling faster than 80 Km/h, far quicker then a loco
hauling a train travelling at the same speed, even allowing for the dynamic
setup time (which is only a couple of seconds if you need it in a hurry).

Unless you observe the "emergency" 1Km or so away, you have no hope of
stopping the train / light engine anyway if it's travelling at high speed.

Russ.


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