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I decided to do a little searching myself, now that I'm at my PC. In 1984 there was 13 killed from derailment from hitting a cow, but that was a "push-pull" tra
by BenjiWiebe 1y ago
I decided to do a little searching myself, now that I'm at my PC. In 1984 there was 13 killed from derailment from hitting a cow, but that was a "push-pull" train and it wasn't the locomotive that hit the cow, but a much lighter "control car".[1]
Another case where the train hit a cow and launched it through the air, and it struck and killed someone.[2]
Also, in [1] there weren't any cowcatchers on the train either. All the trains (besides possibly an old steam locomotive, IDR) that I've seen in my life have cowcatchers and also a locomotive in the lead.
[1] https://mx-schroeder.medium.com/unholy-cow-the-1984-polmont-scotland-train-derailment-b4159a3b94e8 https://mx-schroeder.medium.com/unholy-cow-the-1984-polmont-...
[2] https://morningsidekick.com/indian-man-killed-in-freak-traincowurination-accident/ https://morningsidekick.com/indian-man-killed-in-freak-train...
- 1718627440 1y agoWell all the locomotives I see daily, that are not steam locomotives from 50 years ago, don't have cowcatchers. Instead they are designed that, in case of a frontal collision with another train, they push each other to the side, so that there will be less deaths. What I remember is a collision of a high speed train with sheep in a tunnel. (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenbahnunfall_im_Landr%C3%BCckentunnel https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenbahnunfall_im_Landr%C3%BC...) The collision itself only was with a single sheep.
- BenjiWiebe 1y agoOops you're right about cowcatchers. It's more like a plow-shaped bumper.
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- 1718627440 1y agoAnd those aren't even in the category of light vehicles. Think of what happens to this in an animal collision: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB-Baureihe_642 https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB-Baureihe_642