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Posted: Apr 09 2016 (14:52)
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Last Response: Apr 10 2016 (11:26)
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Major Accidents/Disruptions
SWR/South Western
~ 130 news posts
Train hits vintage jeep parked for photoshoot
Passengers...
Passengers...
read more... Mangala Express collides with jeep near Ramanagaram
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Why is everyone saying passengers of train had a narrow escape. It should be the passengers of Jeep, right?
this train popularly known as Mangala Express in Mysuru Mandya region
for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction; the loco (and the train) thus received the same force by which they impacted the jeep.
Because the jeep itself is heavy, owing to its own inertia it would have given very high amount of reaction force before allowing the mechanical force to dissipate throguh its surface.
This is also the reason why many trains on hitting buffaloes/bulls end up getting delayed; the impact of hitting a 1 ton bull/buffalo usually damages the loco, many a times disabling the brake pipe, for instance...
more...
Because the jeep itself is heavy, owing to its own inertia it would have given very high amount of reaction force before allowing the mechanical force to dissipate throguh its surface.
This is also the reason why many trains on hitting buffaloes/bulls end up getting delayed; the impact of hitting a 1 ton bull/buffalo usually damages the loco, many a times disabling the brake pipe, for instance...
more...