Re: Near miss at Victoria (London)

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

davep wrote:

> Historical Note:
>
> When electrification was being 'sold' (100 years back...)
> one of the benefits proposed was the ability to cut power to avoid
> a collision.  It would be an interesting study to find out:

I don't know about other systems, but for us, merely cutting the power
doesn't stop the train.  It just prevents the train from powering.

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David Johnson
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