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

[Dwight Long]

Fred

That is why, contrary to popular opinion, the Fiero was (and is) a very safe car.  It had great crumple zones.  I know.  I survived a deer attack in mine.

Dwight

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Fred Schneider 
  To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, 09 March, 2011 20:19
  Subject: [PRCo] Re: The Rest of the World -Electric Rails - Britain


  There is no perfect world?   But remember that slamming into the end of a car that didn't crumple isn't perfect either?

  The ideal design is a car that crumples.


  On Mar 9, 2011, at 7:21 PM, Phillip Clark Campbell wrote:

  > 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
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  > ________________________________
  > 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.
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