Re: English Railway Accident

["keith malcolm" <kmalcolm@tpg.com.au>]

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
>
> Really?  Why do you think this is so?
>


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.

Dave Malcolm

Dave Malcolm
> Cheers,
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> Bill
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> Bill Bolton
> Sydney, Australia