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Anonymous Wed 13 Nov 2019 03:11:46 No.1418942 View View Reply Original Report

If busses can stop so quickly then why does a train take so long to do so when all cars are using their own brakes?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Nov 2019 03:15:45 No.1418947 Report

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>>1418942
steel wheels on a steel track

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Nov 2019 03:20:10 No.1418950 Report

Quoted By: >>1420208

An empty railcar weighs more than a loaded bus

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Nov 2019 13:08:31 No.1419563 Report

Quoted By: >>1420208

>>1418942
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertia

a bus weighs around 5-10T, a train around 3000T

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Nov 2019 03:07:19 No.1420208 Report

Quoted By: >>1420216

>>1418950
>>1419563
then why dont we make passenger trains lighter?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 16 Nov 2019 03:19:50 No.1420216 Report

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>>1420208
Cost, safety, durability

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