G+_George Kozi Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Originally shared by George Kozi This is interesting... aluminium sandwich... (I can't h/t because the share wasn't public) http://www.wired.com/2014/12/aluminum-foam-trains/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Andrew Wilson Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I initially thought that we should still be aiming for signalling systems which make rail collisions almost impossible. We are nearly there. But the description of minor impacts did make sense. I have been on a standard bodied Bombardier Transportation class 170 which hit a goose at about 90 MPH. The goose faired much worse than the train, but the noise was surprising. I can see how if it had been a brick - ot similar, the driver could have been in serious trouble.Any additional protection has to be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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