BUFFERS WORK edit

[JasonM]

I think he means buffer stops Vern, well I hope so because in the good old days I used to see units bang together without all this stopping and starting that goes on now.

[johndibben]

I thought we were talking about stopblocks or have I missed something.

I'd hope the buffers on rolling stock work.

Surely, the sim isn't that bad?

What I'd like to know is why there's buffers as scenic objects?

They could be handy if we had invisible track as a false end with a buffer different to that supplied with the track but can't find a use for them unless the track continues beneath a platform at a terminus for instance.

Or have I missed something?

[dkightley]

I think simply put.....as it would need to be put to me ......we're talking about the devices that are supposed to stop wagons falling off the end of the track in a siding.

I'm thick, so I don't know what the "official" name or names are for these things. Buffer stops sounds good to me.

[johndibben]

In railway parlance, any loco' at a terminus was said to be 'on the stops' or 'on the blocks'.

Never seen a driver do it literally but no doubt some have

[JustinEss]

Turns out, trees work too. My loco derailed at slid into a tree and it deflected, then it hit some mystical barrier(40 feet for the track) another 10 feet away from where it hit the tree.

[phill70]

Saw a 455 hit the blocks at Waterloo years ago, big hydraulic jobs, hit them doing about 10mph, made a right old mess of the front end.

[jbilton]

Hi
Yes, there is a lot of energy involved...... even a slow speeds.
Cheers
Jon

[Easilyconfused]

In railway parlance, any loco' at a terminus was said to be 'on the stops' or 'on the blocks'.

Never seen a driver do it literally but no doubt some have

Indeed. In the olden days it used to happen a fair bit but thankfully safety is immensely better than 1895.

I understand the forums do not like such shots but such a historical picture from the book "Derail : why trains crash" is quite striking. I was surprised by the clarity of the shot for 1895 - my photo's are always that focussed these days.

[phill70]

My brother has a framed photo of that hanging on his wall.

[rabid]

A shame they demolished that lovely old Montparnasse to build a modern underground concrete monstrosity. The office block they built on top of that montrosity is a montrosity in itself, and a real eyesore on the Paris skyline.

[UpsideDownBox]

In railway parlance, any loco' at a terminus was said to be 'on the stops' or 'on the blocks'.

Never seen a driver do it literally but no doubt some have

Indeed. In the olden days it used to happen a fair bit but thankfully safety is immensely better than 1895.

I understand the forums do not like such shots but such a historical picture from the book "Derail : why trains crash" is quite striking. I was surprised by the clarity of the shot for 1895 - my photo's are always that focussed these days.

My! I wonder if that was before the Lumiere Brothers showing or not...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dgLEDdFddk