Spectacular 100mph Train Crash Test

OttoSchlund Says:

Nov 18, 2009 - omg

des431 Says:

Nov 19, 2009 - Great the container is safe.... but what about the 100 or so people on that train? Whoops lol

danlefou Says:

Nov 19, 2009 - The test wasn't as one-sided as it looks. BR had cameras, instruments and test dummies in the coaches, as this was the only chance they'd get to crash a complete passenger train under lab conditions. IIRC, film of the dummies flying about was shown on TV at about the same time. The information gained and shared was very useful in designing today's stronger, safer coaches.

noworke Says:

Nov 19, 2009 - oh really, a 30s ad before a 1m30s video... well, I'll make sure I'll never watch that again...

nigeemac999 Says:

Nov 19, 2009 - i didn get ne ad strange

gabchannel Says:

Nov 21, 2009 - It was a Deltic engine, wasn't it?

Sasukeuchihahebi Says:

Nov 21, 2009 - -smacks self- I thought it ment THE TRAIN was indestructable... I feellllll so stupiiiiiiiiiid

paarsefrikandel Says:

Nov 22, 2009 - just to prove a point, lol

QaZNoOp279 Says:

Nov 22, 2009 - crash test rating:1 star (everybody dies)

danlefou Says:

Nov 23, 2009 - The loco was a Peak, No. 46009. Deltics had six-wheel bogies and a two-pane windscreen.

joetorsney Says:

Nov 23, 2009 - so thats what happens if you smash a train into a wall at 100mph. cool

bankjobBoB Says:

Nov 23, 2009 - hay, arnt the flasks transported on freaght trains with like 16 cars and 2000 tonnes on bord. that Train has 3 cars and therefore inaccurute for tests.

rcwilli1991 Says:

Nov 23, 2009 - how did they accelerate the train??? and i don't wanna clean up this mess!!!!

danlefou Says:

Nov 23, 2009 - The train accelerated from a standstill with the throttle locked open over 8.75 miles, having been released by the driver turning an external brake valve below the cab door.

danlefou Says:

Nov 23, 2009 - The train that hit the flask was not meant to represent the one transporting it, but one that might hit it if the low loader with the flask on it was derailed. In the UK in 1984, only passenger trains travelled at 100mph or more. Freights reach 80mph. The kinetic energy of a moving train increases as the square of the velocity, so this "passenger" train hit pretty hard.

ringelos Says:

Nov 23, 2009 - IT WAS NOT A CRASH TEST. See that yellow thing? It a container to hold nuclear substances for safe travel using auto motives, and that was a test if the container wont leak, for even the highest of force hit on it. The test was a success and the container did not leak.

EirikRandrup Says:

Nov 24, 2009 - I think that all the old officeworkers used that as an excuse to see some good old destruction and explosions :) the after party was a monstertruck show

Tunerboy8732 Says:

Nov 24, 2009 - That little barrier wasnt enough to stop that beast.

budbadbig Says:

Nov 24, 2009 - No, in that case the wall would just disappear. Here, it is crashing into a nuclear container, which has to be strong, because if it exploded the radiation would come out and HOLY SHIT.

a2dds Says:

Nov 24, 2009 - it wasn't ment to the 'barrier was a nuclear container they were testing to see if it would with stand that crash.

danlefou Says:

Nov 25, 2009 - It was in fact also a crash test. There were dummies, instruments and cameras in the coaches, and BR used the information gained to help in the design of safer vehicles and seats. This was the only chance they'd get to crash a complete passenger train under lab conditions.

schlusselmensch Says:

Nov 25, 2009 - Was there a calculated energy? Must have been a pretty impressive number.

mick818522 Says:

Nov 26, 2009 - Is the driver of the train OK?

danlefou Says:

Nov 26, 2009 - Well, it was 25 years ago, so who knows what his state of health is now? At the time, being 8.75 miles away from the crash probably protected him quite well.

Probablyacowtbh Says:

Nov 26, 2009 - Tch, women drivers. *blink* I'll get me coat.