Every day crores of passengers travel by trains in the country. Passengers should not face any kind of problems while traveling. In view of this, Indian Railways has made many rules. Apart from this, passengers should get a comfortable travel experience while traveling in the train. In view of this, many great features are also available in trains. This includes many safety features ranging from the braking system of the train. At the same time, many people are very confused about the emergency brake of the train. Often you must have heard many people saying that if the loco pilot uses the emergency brake of the train, then there is a high possibility of the train derailing. Does this really happen? If you also want to know about this subject, then today we are going to tell you about this.
When the emergency brake is used by the loco pilot, the braking force is applied equally on each wheel of the train. Due to this, when the emergency brake is applied, the train stops after running a short distance.
According to reports, if the loco pilot uses the emergency brake of the train in an emergency situation, then the chances of the train getting derailed are almost negligible.
If there was a danger of the train getting derailed due to emergency braking, then the emergency brake would not have been applied to the train. You should know that both the wheels and tracks of the train are made of metal.
Due to this, there is not much friction between the two. Apart from this, the weight of the train is also very heavy, so the train needs more space to stop.
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