Re: Train Accident in Blue Mountains

[billboltonREMOVE-TO-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton)]

Dion Williams <onamission@start.com.au> wrote:

> Judging from the penetration of a half-full motorail wagon a good 10-15
> feet into the front of a four car IU and the impact derailing both to a
> 30 degree skew from the running line, surely that doesn't suggest an
> impact of less than 50km/h.

What is "sure" about it.

Even at low speed the inertia of the IC would be considerable and the
mass of a 17 car + 2 loco IP which had just started moving would have
been pretty much an immoveable object as far as the inertia of the IC
was concerned.

Cheers,

Bill