I think i had a reson that the steam train in 1927 crashed because the to heavy cargo (aka over load) cause the car to slam in to to the locomotive when down incline and back then in 1927 all steam train use air brake now today we use hydrolic brakes
It's a good thing the ghost steam locomotive showed up, otherwise the diesel would've likely not have enough time to fully brake since it already slowed down after being spooked, though having better brakes probably played a part on it aswell
@@Truckofsuger I don't really know what I would call them personally. But another user did come up with the name Pufton for the goods engine, and Liam for the express engine.
Still find it strange today that a modern express diesel (designed to go at high speeds) managed to stop itself from crashing, yet an older mixed traffic steam engine (which generally go slower) couldn't stop itself in time.
The express train had already started breaking earlier when it spotted the ghost trains so it wasn't going so fast when it spotted the breach. While the mixed traffic engine was unable to spot the breach in time due to it being at night, and due to the weight of the trucks behind it.
