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Re: Glenbrook train was travelling about 37kmh at time of crash: expert
- Subject: Re: Glenbrook train was travelling about 37kmh at time of crash: expert
- From: craigd@lios.apana.org.au (C. Dewick)
- Date: 22 Mar 2000 21:05:27 GMT
- Newsgroups: aus.rail,misc.transport.rail.australia-nz
- Organization: Core Matrix Foundation, t/a the Jedi News Exchange
- References: <mcFB4.53278$3b6.216064@ozemail.com.au> <8b98kr$nfp$1@jedi.apana.org.au> <38D8BFEE.C0B69140@ozemail.com.au>
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:4298
David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> writes:
>Just speculating, but after the 3801 accident on 6/5/90 at Cowan, all wooden
>bodied stock were required to be fitted with anti-telescoping bars. If these
>bars had been fitted to the car carrier and the V set, I wonder if this accident
>would have been anywhere near as bad?
Interesting point. I guess the official line is that it wouldn't have helped
much.
And in a way I agree because the structure of the car carrier can't really
be altered from the existing design unless new vehicles are built. And even
so the skeletal nature of the car carriers would make it difficult to design
in anti-telescoping features since there is so little scope for energy
absorption.
Regards,
Craig.
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