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ION Stage I: what would you do differently?
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05-14-2021, 11:14 AM
(05-13-2021, 07:58 PM)tomh009 Wrote:
(05-13-2021, 04:24 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: Are you sure that’s an appropriate acceleration for LRT? LRT can accelerate faster than mainline rail; I believe 1m/s² is easily attainable, with the maximum noticeably higher than that.

(05-13-2021, 07:58 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Searching online, it looks like most Flexity models are rated for either 1.2 or 1.3 m/s².

They are capable of doing that, but do they do it? The app on my phone that I've used to track speeds has never shown more than a 0.4m/s² acceleration.

(05-13-2021, 07:58 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Incidentally, I think the revised calculation is indeed using 0.5 m/s², based on Sheet1.

That was a later edit, not what was shown in the screen cap.
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RE: ION Stage I: what would you do differently? - by Bytor - 05-14-2021, 11:14 AM

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