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Originally Posted by 2011G6E
so it only has the 120 to 130 tonnes of locomotive squashing it.
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Only a 130 tonnes? Weak. The ones here are about 180 tonnes lol.
No way a tiny coin would derail a train. I have hit big bits of ballast many times and have yet to derail.
When your not expecting it, it makes you jump as the entire cab vibrates violently and you loose some effort, but it makes you pay closer attention.
The other week we came across an interesting one. On the track there were 30 bits of ballast, 2 metal poles, fish plate, bottle of vodka and a bike. Some kids had too much spare time. Lucky we stopped 10 metres before it.
It was coming down the hill into Singleton, typical.