• igorlogius@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    oh god … hopefully that front car was able to keep the distance and just outpace the rear cars until the friction slowed them down enough.

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        1 year ago

        i dont think the waggons get accelerated … but i might very well be wrong. i am by no means an expert on this subject matter.

    • Martineski@lemmy.fmhy.mlOPM
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      1 year ago

      front car

      You mean train

      I assumed that the train could just slow down a very little bit till it touches with the car to then slow down when they touch each other but that’s probably not how it works.

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        1 year ago

        the train could just slow down a very little bit till it touches with the car

        That sounds kind of dangerous … i know that the train and all the waggons have springs to dampen connection impact but … not sure how much those can take or how much the difference in speed/force of both sides can be without one pushing the other (in the worst case of the rails)

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          1 year ago

          I am no means a train expert but that doesn’t sound that dangerous, only the relative speed matters and if it was a very small difference the wagons will eventually catch up and the impact might be noticeable but not fatal. But ig the emergency brakes would be a safer option either way.