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Re: Chinese HSR crash - many casualties
Author: Espee99
Date: 07-25-2011 - 21:35

Apparently they have verified that the signalling system was operating properly, and as the first train only stopped because of lightning it was not stopped due to a lightning strike. If the signals were functioning then we could be looking a driver error.

I wonder if true PTC would have stopped the 2nd train, sounds like the drivers are using cab signals or even PTC w/o Automatic train stop.

The Korean RR article in tonight's trainnews states that they have a system based upon the following distance which slow the following train to match speed when they close to a certain distance.

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  Re: Chinese HSR crash - many casualties Michael Mahoney 07-25-2011 - 18:04
  Re: Chinese HSR crash - many casualties Espee99 07-25-2011 - 21:35
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