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Posted: Jan 22 2017 (11:34)
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Last Response: Jan 23 2017 (15:01)
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Last Response: Jan 23 2017 (15:01)
There is sudden rise in Railway Accidents. Do you suspect that these Accidents are purposely done !?!
3 Public Posts - Mon Jan 23, 2017
The coaches are a very important, but not the most important. ICF coaches are 'less' safe than LHB coaches, but they are not accident prone failures that keep jumping off tracks all the time. Simple addition of CBC couplings can make them almost as safe as LHB coaches in most moderate derailments or accidents as they are anti-telescopic coaches too. Because of the screw couplings, this advantage is negated as instead of being locked together as one unit, the screw coupling allows the coaches to rotate freely thereby crushing them.
There are several logistic challenges required for switching to LHB, which are sadly not in place due to lack of co-ordination between the various departments of IR....
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There are several logistic challenges required for switching to LHB, which are sadly not in place due to lack of co-ordination between the various departments of IR....
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2 Public Posts - Mon Jan 23, 2017