Comment by ThePowerOfFuet
20 days ago
>Indeed last year some machinists had to derail a train to stop it from crashing other[2].
They were pulling it uphill with another unit, and the coupler broke so it rolled backwards and flipped at the curve.
20 days ago
>Indeed last year some machinists had to derail a train to stop it from crashing other[2].
They were pulling it uphill with another unit, and the coupler broke so it rolled backwards and flipped at the curve.
Im what context it is normal to derail a train to avoid a crash with another one?
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-made/the-runaway-swiss-tr...
More often than you think.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_points
Especially when the train to be derailed is slow-moving or a freight train or runaway.
Actually for shunting that is normal. Derailment during shunting operations is a frequent occurrence and there are derailment facilities where shunting can occur, which get activated every time a train passes. What is rare is having an actual train derail.
As I don't know whether you are referring to an actual train, or just use that as a term for moving railway cars, the answer to your question could be either yes or no.
What course of action would you have suggested?
Not have to do it in the first place because of automated controls and fail-safes?
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