A way has been found to warn motorists about railway accidents
- January 4, 2024
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The number of incidents at level crossings involving vehicles in Russia is growing. In 2023 there were more than 60, while a year earlier there were less than
The number of incidents at level crossings involving vehicles in Russia is growing. In 2023 there were more than 60, while a year earlier there were less than 50. In the meantime, a significant part of it could have been prevented…
Many of us experimented with rails and trains running over them in our childhoods. And the only thing that can be said with confidence about this is: thank you for being alive and without injuries. And we put down coins along the way, and we put down aluminum cans, and we threw firecrackers. By the way, about micro-explosions: it turns out that railway workers sometimes cause them themselves, and even with the knowledge of their superiors. Why, says the port “AvtoVzglyad”.
Childhood in the immediate vicinity of the railway line, whether it is grandmother’s dacha or house, is always associated with the tracks and the trains running along them: passengers, freight, and if you are lucky, then with a bridge support or something else incomprehensible , but impressive structure. The railway is a source of fantastic danger, but attracts every child with its sights, sounds and smells. It’s just the way it is and there’s no escaping it.
Well, if there are rails nearby (railroads are a must, trams are not suitable), you should definitely put a coin on them, because the pioneer rumor, which did its job perfectly without the Internet, whispered that such “sabotage” could cause the train to derail. Of course, that is not possible, but the resulting metal pancake immediately became an artifact that was kept, cherished and periodically, not for everyone, to show off. However, the coin wasn’t the only trick in the arsenal of young researchers.
Much more impressive was the discovery at a nearby construction site, which exploded loudly when a train passed over it. It is unlikely that this childish pleasure would inconvenience the engineer or damage the track or the cars, but the cotton itself, as it is now commonly called, sometimes caused the entire train to stop.
The fact is that special low-power explosives are used completely legally on the railways: fireworks, which are installed on the railways by the workers themselves on behalf of the management. In 1841, the English inventor Alfred Cowper invented a special railway fireworks that was necessary to give the driver a distress signal to stop urgently.
If there is poor visibility on the track (for example fog) and work is taking place around the bend, another train is driving in front of it or the driver of the car is stuck at an intersection, a special fireworks display will be placed on the track. rails, which explodes when the locomotive runs over them. Usually they are placed in groups of three over a length of 20 meters. This is a tool for the prevention of railway accidents. The only pity is that in Russia it is practically not used.
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Many of us experimented with rails and trains running over them in our childhoods. And the only thing that can be said with confidence about this is: thank you for being alive and without injuries. And we put down coins along the way, and we put down aluminum cans, and we threw firecrackers. By the way, about micro-explosions: it turns out that railway workers sometimes cause them themselves, and even with the knowledge of their superiors. Why, says the port “AvtoVzglyad”.
Childhood in the immediate vicinity of the railway line, whether it is grandmother’s dacha or house, is always associated with the tracks and the trains running along them: passengers, freight, and if you are lucky, then with a bridge support or something else incomprehensible , but impressive structure. The railway is a source of fantastic danger, but attracts every child with its sights, sounds and smells. It’s just the way it is and there’s no escaping it.
Well, if there are rails nearby (railroads are a must, trams are not suitable), you should definitely put a coin on them, because the pioneer rumor, which did its job perfectly without the Internet, whispered that such “sabotage” could cause the train to derail. Of course, that is not possible, but the resulting metal pancake immediately became an artifact that was kept, cherished and periodically, not for everyone, to show off. However, the coin wasn’t the only trick in the arsenal of young researchers.
Much more impressive was the discovery at a nearby construction site, which exploded loudly when a train passed over it. It is unlikely that this childish pleasure would inconvenience the engineer or damage the track or the cars, but the cotton itself, as it is now commonly called, sometimes caused the entire train to stop.
The fact is that special low-power explosives are used completely legally on the railways: fireworks, which are installed on the railways by the workers themselves on behalf of the management. In 1841, the English inventor Alfred Cowper invented a special railway fireworks that was necessary to give the driver a distress signal to stop urgently.
If there is poor visibility on the track (for example fog) and work is taking place around the bend, another train is driving in front of it or the driver of the car is stuck at an intersection, a special fireworks display will be placed on the track. rails, which explodes when the locomotive runs over them. Usually they are placed in groups of three over a length of 20 meters. This is a tool for the prevention of railway accidents. The only pity is that in Russia it is practically not used.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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