Re: Implications of ICE crash

[krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )]

>
>>power. Can any drivers reading tell me if a train dividing would feel much
>>different to the guard pulling the tap?
>>
>>It has been estimaged the rear portion had slowed to about 100km/h before
>>it struck the bridge, then stopped in less than 50m. The front portion
>>took 2300m to stop under emergency braking. 
>
>I know I'm only a vet, but I'd like to ask the drivers here.....what
>stops faster from 100km/h, a train or a light engine?  
>
A train by the length of a country mile. A light loco has a lot more
weight (mass) per brake block than a train. On many railways around
the world the speed of light locos is less than the speed of the same
loco hauling a passemger train due to the relatively poorer braking
effort.

Cheers

Krel