gtrtroger wrote:Yes, same accident....
Didn't they require the windows to pop out so folks could exit a wrecked train....
Now they say the reverse....
Fickle bunch...
Of course, PTC should be I place....
That's their favorite mantra these days....
The solution to ALL accidents....
Our fully sealed DMU/EMU with air conditioning use double pane glass. They have rubber gaskets with a pull out chord in some windows to be used as emergency exit when delivered in the 1990's.
The cords were pulled too often by vandals and have been removed.
Next, little hammers were put in small boxes with a thin glass cover next to the emergency windows, and a sticker marked the spot where the window was to be hit in case of emergency. Those hammers were stolen too often and have been removed as well.
In case of a derailment, windows break often due to ballast hitting them. I don't know if windows fly out, and would rather not experience such a situation, thank you.
But come to think of it, I don't know how to escape the passenger compartment anymore. Must make a proper security survey next time.
On buses and trams, there are still emergency hammers, but these are secured with a cable and alarmed. Modern public transport has security cameras too. Our newest trains only on the balconies.
PTC is still a PITA. Way too much disruptions, software updates that hang, breakers that won't stay up and all kinds of other electronics and interface problems. Lancaster RailroadRadio.net scanner that listens to Metrolink Valley Sub has several dispatcher orders daily to disengage PTC
