[PRCo] Re: The Rest of the World -Electric Rails - Britain

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

Mr.Schneider;  Did you forget these?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odZfe9XKZS8&feature=fvsr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiaaMrkBxvo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfqqbAHQo_0
On June 29, 1995, a severe train crash 
happened in Northern Germany: 
passenger train crashed into a standing 
freight train at full speed (120  km/h) near
Horst in Schleswig-Holstein. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c_FaswfOe4
The Eschede train disaster was the
 world's deadliest high-speed train  accident.
 It occurred on 3 June 1998, near the
 village of Eschede in the  Celle district
 of Lower Saxony, Germany. The toll of
 101 dead and 88  injured surpassed
 the 1971 Dahlerau train disaster as the
 deadliest  accident in the history of the
 Federal Republic of Germany.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VgP4qJrCWw

Interesting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnWzxwvXJDg&feature=related
During World War 2 the United States Office
 of Strategic Services &  National Defence
 Research Committee performed a
 number of tests to  determine the most
 effective way to disrupt ememy railroad services.

 
Phil






________________________________
From: Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net>
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Sent: Wed, March 9, 2011 11:45:54 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: The Rest of the World -Electric Rails - Britain

Yes, Dwight, but not the buff strength issues.
Isn't it amazing that in Germany, they can run
 freight trains and 180 mph passenger trains
 on the same tracks with urban streetcars
 because they put their emphasis on making
 sure things don't come together.