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Unread 15-11-2013, 08:45   #54
Mark Gleeson
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Originally Posted by ACustomer View Post
Poor adhesion in the leaf-fall season is not just a matter of wheelslip on acceleration, it's also a matter of reduced braking effectiveness. While modern anti-slip devices can prevent skidding and wheelflats, if the rails are slippy, then stopping distances are longer, just as a wet runway degrades the stopping performance of the most sophisticated braking systems found on airliners.

You can't beat the laws of physics.
Folks in Belfast seem to have few problems

https://www.translink.co.uk/Latest-N...n-performance/

Failure to plan, planning to fail?
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