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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?

Sure, but in this case, those don't have exist and you need to make a tough choice, so which is it?

Not having fail-safes is the issue itself.

So smart, do you not understand the question? Don't answer if you can't, instead of trying to weasel. You're acting like the Spanish politicians now.

You are answering all my comments with dismissing my points. Are you angry at them? Feel that your party threatened by them?

You are acting like a good politician servant. I am bringing facts to the conversation while you try to derail it.


Huh? I'm answering to a whole lot of comments, not just yours, you're not special ;)

I'm not angry at you or your comments, I'm mad about misinformation and opinion-pieces lacking nuance though, that I can confess. I have no party, I purposefully don't vote in the nationwide elections, only in local elections.

Anything else you'd like to know about me? Or we're good-to-go for second date already?


You have no party but have a narrative pro-current government, while the corruption in Adif is at the worst level of history in Spain. Bravo!

The usual fail-safe is actually a derailment mechanism.



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