ChinaHaun19
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Hi. I have a cousin who likes to see the videos of my model trains I send her. But she has a special request. She wants me to film a crash.
I have thought about two types of crashes. A head on crash between two of my locomotives, or a rear-end crash where one locomotive rams into a chain of several cars.
How much speed can train withstand for each kind of crash? I was thinking that if two locomotives with several cars were each travelling at 45 inches per second, you would have a closing speed of 90 inches per second and cause serious or fatal damage to a locomotive. Alternately, I could have each locomotive rolling at 25 inches per second, and I suspect if you have a sturdy and simple Lionel diesel meet head on with a simple starter set 4 4 2 with a closing speed of 50 inches per second, the locomotives would maybe survive with little damage.
The other kind of crash would be if I ram a locomotive that is travelling 60 inches per second into the back of a chain of several light reefers. I actually have an LRRC and this locomotive and tender weighs a total of 8 pounds. This locomotive is geared for very high speed, it accelerates efficiently. It can probably reach a top speed of 75 inches per second. If this locomotive rear-ended a chain of light reefers that are stopped ahead on the track, at a speed of 60 inches per second, this would cause several reefers to violently pop off the track and into the air, and the LRRC would advance right into the back of the other locomotive. The advantage of this kind of crash is that it would have minimal risk but maximum excitement.
I have experienced a head-on between two locomotives in the past. Each locomotive was travelling 25 to 30 inches per second when they met, for a closing speed of 55 inches per second, and the result was very violent and loud. Both locomotives popped off the track, but each survived with only a tiny chip off of the paint.
I know that if I took my two fastest locomotives, I could have a situation where the LRRC reaches a speed of about 70 inches per second, while the oncoming Diesel has accelerated to a speed of 50 inches per second when the two collide for a closing speed of 120 inches per second. It is assumed that this would cause serious damage.
Hmm. I am going for the rear end probably, but let me know your thoughts.
I have thought about two types of crashes. A head on crash between two of my locomotives, or a rear-end crash where one locomotive rams into a chain of several cars.
How much speed can train withstand for each kind of crash? I was thinking that if two locomotives with several cars were each travelling at 45 inches per second, you would have a closing speed of 90 inches per second and cause serious or fatal damage to a locomotive. Alternately, I could have each locomotive rolling at 25 inches per second, and I suspect if you have a sturdy and simple Lionel diesel meet head on with a simple starter set 4 4 2 with a closing speed of 50 inches per second, the locomotives would maybe survive with little damage.
The other kind of crash would be if I ram a locomotive that is travelling 60 inches per second into the back of a chain of several light reefers. I actually have an LRRC and this locomotive and tender weighs a total of 8 pounds. This locomotive is geared for very high speed, it accelerates efficiently. It can probably reach a top speed of 75 inches per second. If this locomotive rear-ended a chain of light reefers that are stopped ahead on the track, at a speed of 60 inches per second, this would cause several reefers to violently pop off the track and into the air, and the LRRC would advance right into the back of the other locomotive. The advantage of this kind of crash is that it would have minimal risk but maximum excitement.
I have experienced a head-on between two locomotives in the past. Each locomotive was travelling 25 to 30 inches per second when they met, for a closing speed of 55 inches per second, and the result was very violent and loud. Both locomotives popped off the track, but each survived with only a tiny chip off of the paint.
I know that if I took my two fastest locomotives, I could have a situation where the LRRC reaches a speed of about 70 inches per second, while the oncoming Diesel has accelerated to a speed of 50 inches per second when the two collide for a closing speed of 120 inches per second. It is assumed that this would cause serious damage.
Hmm. I am going for the rear end probably, but let me know your thoughts.