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It happened at the Clapham Junction rail crash in 1988: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-46509473 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-46509
by rjmunro 2y ago
It happened at the Clapham Junction rail crash in 1988: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-46509473 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-46509473
A total of 3 trains were involved.
- corobo 2y agoOh wow, I was 6 months old when that happened. (36y/o now) Pretty decent track record if that's the most recent example! Upping the ante: how much worse would that have been if there were trains following closer than braking distance in both directions. Special note that the train derailed so severely in this incident after colliding with a train stopped in front of it. I'm even less of a fan of OP's "braking distance shmaking distance" proposal with this example of why it's a bad idea!