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Re: Two passenger trains collide near Bedford

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
I still can’t make out why the driver of the moving train didn’t apply the brakes. He must have seen the train in front a mile off.
He possibly did, but with any large moving mass there's a stopping/slowing distance . . although passenger stories I've seen don't mention any deceleration before impact . .
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