Emergency braking distance (IM-SYS-036)

Last updated on 03 December 2013 9:26
In emergency or signal failure conditions, signals revert to red. Trains must then stop in as short a distance as possible. In such conditions, all trains may be vulnerable to a crash and criticism has been raised against APT-250 since such a potential crash will be at a higher speed.
Author(s): Newman M.
Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;
1971
United Kingdom
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