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CHAPTER 5 RAILWAY SAFETY
ACTIVITY
Ask your teacher or an adult for help. PRINT FROM DOWNLOADS
Speed (in miles per hour) Weight Power Brakes
1. How fast can a car legally travel? _____ grammes = 1 kilogram Fifty years ago trains were powered If a car is travelling at 30 mph, it
a. In a built-up area _____ kilogrammes = 1 metric tonne by ____________ . Today trains run can brake and stop within 23 metres.
_______________________________ If a train travelling at 125 mph
How much do you weigh? on ____________ or ___________. suddenly brakes, how far will it
b. On a motorway ________________________________ The electricity can be carried
_______________________________ overhead or in a third rail. travel before it comes to a halt?
2. What is the top speed of a A car weighs approximately 1 tonne. You cannot tell if a rail is electrified. About 10 football pitches
normal 'family' car? How much do you think a high If you step on it you will almost 3 football pitches
_____________________________ speed train weighs approximately? certainly be killed or very badly
3. How fast does a high speed 150 tonnes 20 tonnes burned. The overhead line is 25,000 20 football pitches
train travel? volts and the third rail is 750 volts. 1 football pitch
450 tonnes 50 tonnes
a. 60 mph Can a train swerve to avoid a person
b. 80 mph If a train hits you, you will almost on the track? (If not, why not?)
certainly be killed - you will NOT
c. 125 mph
get a second chance!
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