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Re:Slip Coaches: Back When British Express Trains Detached P... by lgregg on Saturday June 09, 2018 @04:03AM (#17272042)
In theory it could work. I think one big problem would be the erosion of the rails, slowly drifting apart.
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Re:Slip Coaches: Back When British Express Trains Detached P... by jakobegger on Saturday June 09, 2018 @07:24AM (#17272492)
You could just link all four rails to prevent that.
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Re:Slip Coaches: Back When British Express Trains Detached P... by lgregg on Monday June 11, 2018 @06:32PM (#17289201)
It would also be tricky because you'd have to get everyone transferred in time. Those stretches would have to be pretty long.
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