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Re:Polish railway system hacked, trains forced to stop by at... by alphager on Monday August 28, 2023 @07:21AM (#37292388)
In case of a detachment, the train will automatically perform an emergency brake (without the possibility of manual intervention by the conductor).

Trains are fail-safe. They only run because the brakes are held open by a pressured air system running along the whole train. In case of a detachment, the hose connecting the wagons would break, releasing the air pressure and thus slamming the brakes down.

Re:Polish railway system hacked, trains forced to stop by at... by jacquesm on Monday August 28, 2023 @07:29AM (#37292452)
Fair enough, that's a thing I actually knew so I should have not used that example. But a runaway would have much the same effect.