Collapsible ends (IM-APT-145)

Last updated on 24 July 2014 4:13
Passengers habitually congregate at train exit doors as the train approaches the terminus. To prevent their being crushed in the event of the train over-running the buffers it is necessary to ensure that the nose can absorb all the energy before the intermediate collapsible ends are crushed. At the same...
Author(s): Pooley RA
Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;
1967
United Kingdom
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