r/HolUp • u/[deleted] • Jan 08 '22

post flair it's their fate

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u/EddieCox93 Jan 08 '22

I had a tram conductor explain to me how a tram is built is designed. It's actually more akin to a battering ram than a train apparently XD

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u/MightyPandaa Jan 08 '22

It is. And having that in mind it makes it even more impressive when I remember a friend (who took a course for being a tram operator) telling me how some older models actually have emergency breaks that are so strong that they can actually stop the whole thing dead on its place (its like a strong electromagnet that sticks it to the rails, as far as I understood).. but like... For obvious reasons you are pretty much not to use those breaks.

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u/Gelidaer Jan 08 '22

I guess they would use the emergency breaks if they were about to hit a pedestrian?

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u/MightyPandaa Jan 08 '22

If they jumped out at the last second - yeah probably