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Why would a train blow its horn unless there is a chance of impact? Trains in Switzerland also have very loud horns and if they are inside the train station th
by sschueller 2y ago
Why would a train blow its horn unless there is a chance of impact?
Trains in Switzerland also have very loud horns and if they are inside the train station this can be extremely loud. However you will only ever hear them when for example some fool jumps the tracks or something that can be live threatening.
On construction sites generally they use a separate signaling System that isn't as loud but loud enough for the workers to hear. That is also temporary.
- Svip 2y agoIn Denmark, they are regularly used to warn at "unmanned" level crossings, i.e. where there are no warning bells, lights or barrier. And only if they are outside of towns. There are very few of these level crossings left in Denmark, and they are usually only for pedestrian paths, like say when the train travels through a forest, and the forest path crosses the tracks. In my regular commute, which includes a local train and a regional train, there are two instances (exclusively on the local train's singular track). The regional trains I use have no level crossings on their tracks (all bridges and tunnels).