Northern line trip failures = lots of SPADs
Yes
Accelerometers measure "G's" and retard the braking to provide a smooth stop
under normal service brake conditions.
"Clive" wrote in message
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In message , Laurence Payne
writes
Road vehicles have anti-lock braking systems, presumably an emergency stop
would be implemented using it.
The tube trains I used to drive had mercury retarders to stop wheel slip,
I would imagine modern trains have similar equipment to prevent flats on
their tyres.
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Clive
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