In article ,
Tom Anderson wrote:
On Wed, 10 Sep 2008, Boltar wrote:

Well the bus did have an argument with a tram and lost. Given how
mangled the front of the bus is I'd guess the windows just shattered and
fell out on impact. The tram seems fairly intact in the pictures. Apart
from it having derailed you'd never know it had been in an accident.
Must be built a lot stronger than the bus.

Maybe the safety bedwetters in the HMRI have done some good after all!

Seriously, though, is it any secret that rail vehicles are built much
tougher than road vehicles?

In a situation like this, of course, that extra toughness might not have
been an advantage - rather as with giant 4x4s, it may reduce the danger to
occupants at the expense of increasing the danger to those outside it.

Like (according to Ian Banks) Land-Rovers, a tram's crumple zone probably
consists of other vehicles.

Nick
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