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Re: English Railway Accident

Subject: Re: English Railway Accident
From: "Roy Wilke" <roywilke@notabitlikeanisp.net.au>
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 12:51:28 +1000
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"Tom C" <tom.clifton@REMOVEvirgin.net> wrote in message
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> The XPT is based on the diesel InterCity 125 (HST) which used Mark lll
> (not l or lV) coaches. Mark l was BR's standard post-nationalization
> coach dating from the 50s. Then came Marks ll and onwards featuring
> monocoque construction as opposed the the Mkl's separate underframe
> and body.
>
> The passenger train at Selby was a more modern electric 225 (built for
> 225 km/h). GNER does run some HSTs but this wasn't one of them.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom C
> W Sussex, UK

Thanks. Now for the rather horrible question: and that is how would a MkIII
coach stand up to a sudden deceleration and dramatic derailment? In short,
how safe are they?

Roy Wilke

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