NEW D2006 VISITOR - DID YOU KNOW - RAILWAY FACTS

 

Railway Facts

  1. An approaching train activates flashing light signals and gates approximately 20 seconds before the train reaches the crossing.
  2. An eight-car passenger train travelling at 100 km/h requires about 1,070 metres to stop. When travelling at 130 km/h, a stopping distance of about 1,825 metres is required.
  3. The average 150-car freight train travelling at 59 km/h needs about 960 metres to stop. At 100 km/h, the same freight train needs about 2,500 metres to stop.
  4. An automobile travelling at 90 km/h requires about 60 metres to stop.
  5. The average locomotive weighs 110 tonnes. 6. The average loaded boxcar weighs 70 tonnes. 7. The average automobile weighs less than two tonnes
  6. The average loaded boxcar weighs 70 tonnes.
  7. The average automobile weighs less than two tonnes

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