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Re: Level crossing collisions
- To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
- Subject: Re: Level crossing collisions
- From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1998 10:51:11 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Not one of my Strong Points.
- References: <10046-35DCD1D1-52@newsd-124.bryant.webtv.net> <1998082117183100.NAA14722@ladder01.news.aol.com> <6rnsvp$oo8$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <1dedhzp.8p64kvnokbsuN@pppt95.iweb.net.au> <35E4755E.78E7@REMOVEiprolink.co.nz> <35e4d9d9.0@139.134.5.33>
Ronald Leslie BEST wrote:
> Sydney's third-generation trams (the Pyrmont light rail line) are limited by
> their operator to about 20 km/h in street sections "until people get used to
> trams in the streets again".
They are fitted with a type of ATC which limits the speed to 20 km/h. If the
driver attempts to exceed it, I think they are brought to a stand, or at least
limited.