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A comment on The Tottenham Station Railway Disaster of 1860.

Re:The Tottenham Station Railway Disaster of 1860 by mirimir on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @09:13AM (#15027155)
tl;dr

The railway firm used an off-brand wheel on the engine. It had a flaw in a weld, and failed. The engine derailed.

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Re:The Tottenham Station Railway Disaster of 1860 by exodust on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @11:43AM (#15028386)
you forgot the part where the author is trying to flog their new romance novel, available now on Amazon for the low price of $2.48
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Re:The Tottenham Station Railway Disaster of 1860 by mirimir on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @01:18PM (#15029272)
Right, thanks :)

Also, the train was moving at just 30-40 mph. Those are typical speeds for current vehicle crash tests.

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