Two high-speed trains collide near Toledo, Spain

Re:Two high-speed trains collide near Toledo, Spain by billbuild on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @09:17AM (#50273068)

10 deaths at last count. Amazing it's not 100% dead.

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Re:Two high-speed trains collide near Toledo, Spain by gpvos on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @09:20AM (#50273106)

64 already. Those trains are quite long and sturdy. But there will be lots of severely wounded.

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Re:Two high-speed trains collide near Toledo, Spain by lopis on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @11:05AM (#50274903)

The trains being sturdy doesn't help much. The (de)acceleration alone is enough to kill, as is smashing against the seat in front of you.

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Re:Two high-speed trains collide near Toledo, Spain by rationalist on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @01:58PM (#50278058)

That's also a possible factor in why those sitting in the rear half of the plane during a crash are more likely to survive - they have the front of the plane as the crumple zone.

Although for trains, it looks like the middle might be the safest (in case of a rear-end collision).

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Re:Two high-speed trains collide near Toledo, Spain by Rapzid on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @08:46PM (#50282992)

Well actually. Trains are designed now to not have "telescoping" crashes. If you think the trains being sturdy doesn't lead to a reduction in loss of life in these collisions.. Well it could be much, much worse.

I'm not familiar with all the safety features in design now, but there are quite a few. I wouldn't be surprised if they are designed to deflect and derail during collision now.

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