Crushable coach ends (IM-APT-166)

Last updated on 24 July 2014 4:13
1. The aim of the crushable coach end is to keep short duration shocks onto the passengers to less than 6 g and sustained deceleration to less than 1 g. 2. Ideally the train should maintain integrity through couplings but even when couplings have failed in compression, they should...
Author(s): Newman M
Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;
1967
United Kingdom
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