On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 13:25:19 +0100, "Peter Masson"
<peter.masson1@> wrote:
>
>"Michael Bell" <michael@beaverbell.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:2049e8b74f.michaelbell@michael.beaverbell.co .uk...
>> In message <9spi64lmjf6n4coe4q6k1ptvfh0o13rm8u@>
>> Charles Ellson <charles@ellson.> wrote:
>>
>> > On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:14:47 -0700 (PDT), Connaire
>> > <conn1231@> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>How do you get 300 people on one of them most i seen is proberly just
>> >>short of 200 and that was hell
>> >>
>> > If it was a pop concert then I suspect the average size of person
>> > concerned was a bit less than the typical passenger..
>>
>> More interestingly, what caused it? The witness does not describe any
>> obstacle on the track, so presumably some track or wheel fault.
>>
>Perhaps there were 300 people on it and it derailed as a consequence of
>being overloaded. ;-)
Many a true word spoken (written) in jest.
Isn't there some sort of rule about the centre of gravity of a vehicle
being affected by overloading?
I recall DB slapping draconian speed restrictions on trains in 1989
when the Iron Curtain came down, because of serious overcrowding. I'm
sure I remember reading that the centre of gravity played a role in
this.
Perhaps it was too many boisterous kids partying on the overladen tram
which derailed it?