Re: English Railway Accident

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"keith malcolm" <kmalcolm@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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| Bill Bolton <billbolton@computer.org> wrote in message
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| > "KaMaK" <mckinnon@interact.net.au> wrote:
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| > > Generally the retardation capabilities of carriages are superior to
| locos
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| > Really?  Why do you think this is so?
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| Ask any driver. A light engine is virtually a runaway, most rolling stock
| has composite brake shoes, similar to brake pads in a car, acting on the
| wheels while most locos have cast iron shoes acting on steel wheels, I'm
| sure you can figure the rest out.

One the common phrases in Safeworking instructs Drivers to "bring your train
under control". They're quite often referred to as controlled runaways. And
yes, light engines are much worse.