Re:Switzerland’s underground freight project gets start date
by Retric on Sunday June 26, 2022 @12:59AM
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First friction limited stopping distance is a function of Velocity squared. Trains running on rails are longer, but the reason they use rails is rails have lower friction.
Which is why real world freight trains have stopping distances at 65MPh of over a mile. This is also one of the reasons they can’t climb seemingly mild inclines.
Limiting the underground freight trains to say 1/10th a mile and maximum throughput is probably close to 30mph.
Which is why real world freight trains have stopping distances at 65MPh of over a mile. This is also one of the reasons they can’t climb seemingly mild inclines.
Limiting the underground freight trains to say 1/10th a mile and maximum throughput is probably close to 30mph.