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> such as in a collision Really the worst-case scenario for a train crash is a collision on the side, because carriages are not built for it. This is the main
by lqet 3y ago
> such as in a collision
Really the worst-case scenario for a train crash is a collision on the side, because carriages are not built for it. This is the main reason why the Eschede train disaster [0] killed 101 people - the train "folded" because part of a broken wheel had flipped a railroad switch underneath the moving train. Then the folded carriages crashed sideways into a bridge.
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[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschede_train_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschede_train_disaster