Method Train MEGATHREAD

[Flairqueen]

In Germany, cowcatchers are required by law.
As § 28 "Ausrüstung und Anschriften" of the "Eisenbahn-Bau- und Betriebsordnung" (EBO) states:

"(1) Triebfahrzeuge und andere führende Fahrzeuge müssen folgende Ausrüstung haben:
1. (…),
2. Bahnräumer,
3. (…)"

Thank you for the info!

However, I heard some people still cbt by trains. Do they all jump in front of them or there is a way to avoid cowcatchers and decapitate yourself (neck on rail tracks)?

 

[Mäximum]

However, I heard some people still cbt by trains. Do they all jump in front of them or there is a way to avoid cowcatchers and decapitate yourself (neck on rail tracks)?

I think these people choose very high speed trains, just jump in front of them and let the massive impact do the rest. But that's just an assumption, I really don't know the answer to that.
In my opinion, I think it's nearly impossible to just lay your head on the tracks and hope that the cowcatcher won't hit you. It's just too low mounted. I certainly wouldn't take that risk.

I don't think that the RB from DB is fast enough to create such a powerful impact on a body.
I would prefer other methods.

 

[axxxu]

Not going to comment on the ethics of this method, but wouldn't havening longer hair make it more messy and painful? Unless your hair gets chopped through on impact, the likely scenario would be that your hair would get caught in the machinery and your scalp would be ripped off because of the high speed.
Am I correct?

 

[ManWithNoName]

The greatest danger is causing a derailment.

I've also wondered about this as well: Can a human body derail a train? Even if one simply places their neck on the rail?

 

[Hikikomori1]

Getting hit by a train seems very painful.

I have seen a train suicide documentary about the London underground and heard many stories of people jumping in front of trains in Japan as well.

 

[Vizzy]

I've also wondered about this as well: Can a human body derail a train? Even if one simply places their neck on the rail?

You got to be kidding me, your neck or human body can't make a train derailment lol

I think these people choose very high speed trains, just jump in front of them and let the massive impact do the rest. But that's just an assumption, I really don't know the answer to that.
In my opinion, I think it's nearly impossible to just lay your head on the tracks and hope that the cowcatcher won't hit you. It's just too low mounted. I certainly wouldn't take that risk.

I don't think that the RB from DB is fast enough to create such a powerful impact on a body.
I would prefer other methods.

Even if the cow catcher hit your head, you still gonna die!

 

[ManWithNoName]

You got to be kidding me, your neck or human body can't make a train derailment lol

Even if the cow catcher hit your head, you still gonna die!

I'm inclined to believe you—further investigating led to this consensus:

https://www.quora.com/Would-a-human-body-derail-a-train-Electric-steam-locomotive-etc

 

[Vizzy]

I'm inclined to believe you—further investigating led to this consensus:

https://www.quora.com/Would-a-human-body-derail-a-train-Electric-steam-locomotive-etc

Sorry I can't take quora as a source, people say random stuffs in that forum, show me some research paper

I can believe one comment, where they say train hit a lot of cows and the train derailed but it depends on the type of train, country, train age and other factors

Especially western countries new trains are built different, they ain't gonna derail just hitting a human body

 

[Flairqueen]

You got to be kidding me, your neck or human body can't make a train derailment lol

Even if the cow catcher hit your head, you still gonna die!

I was going for 'decapitation' (neck on rails) by a RB train (or something like that - because it is not that easy for me to access high-speed rails). The question is, if a train travels at 20-30 km/h (or at best 50-60 km/h) and has a cowcatcher, will it kill me? I mean - won't it just push me away from the rails?

 

[Vizzy]

I was going for 'decapitation' (neck on rails) by a RB train (or something like that - because it is not that easy for me to access high-speed rails). The question is, if a train travels at 20-30 km/h (or at best 50-60 km/h) and has a cowcatcher, will it kill me? I mean - won't it just push me away from the rails?

If a train cowcatcher push away your head at 50-60 km/h you still gonna die because of blunt force trauma

 

[meowmeowkitty]

I won't be able to find the post but a while back, talking last year, someone posted about train suicide, someone replied that they didn't care about the effect on the train driver etc as they wouldn't be around to effected by it!!


there are plenty of options

dude there's kinda not plenty of options

 

[cerealandmilk]

Hey guys, long time reader first time poster. I'm looking at exit bag or train.. I'm trying to figure which train in the world is best.. I want one that is fast like super fast and also an access point where I can walk down far from it and lay on the track.. let me know your thoughts

 

[ManWithNoName]

Hey guys, long time reader first time poster. I'm looking at exit bag or train.. I'm trying to figure which train in the world is best.. I want one that is fast like super fast and also an access point where I can walk down far from it and lay on the track.. let me know your thoughts

I could be wrong but I'm getting a troll-vibe from this post.

 

[cerealandmilk]

Not a troll, but looking into beachy head now

 

[antilife]

From experience I can say that it is definitely not easy to stay on the tracks and my body went through a lot of fear even when I got up and distanced myself from the train tracks. I also agree that it is a bad method because you would be damage somebody else's life. I regret it

 

[cerealandmilk]

I could be wrong but I'm getting a troll-vibe from this post.

Not troll. Just first time writing on these posts

 

[HereWeGo!]

There hasn't been written in this thread for a while. I definitely think it's time to wake it up again. I didn't even know there was a mega thread about train.

 

[wiggy]

The fact that there seems to be a moral conundrum around this method is a mystery to me. The fact that the conductor is unable to intervene on a 10 thousand ton metal object going at 100+ miles an hour hitting someone doesn't seem like the kind of thing that should weigh on his conscience. He's just a spectator, and considering the scale of things I don't even expect he'd actually see much of anything. I would further argue that it's a common enough occurrence that if someone chooses to become a train conductor they should accept the possibility of it happening upfront.

 

[HereWeGo!]

The fact that there seems to be a moral conundrum around this method is a mystery to me. The fact that the conductor is unable to intervene on a 10 thousand ton metal object going at 100+ miles an hour hitting someone doesn't seem like the kind of thing that should weigh on his conscience. He's just a spectator, and considering the scale of things I don't even expect he'd actually see much of anything. I would further argue that it's a common enough occurrence that if someone chooses to become a train conductor they should accept the possibility of it happening upfront.

Of course it will affect the train driver for sure. Even thou they know the risk of hitting a body during their career.

 

[Pale_Rider]

Ill just say as we have been hurt: lets not hurt as we go out. Thats my position on this topic. Granted I was in enough pain to consider this at one time, but I want to go out clean. This is incredible horrible to whoever has to clean up the mess.

 

[HereWeGo!]

I've read the fatality rate in CTB by train is around 80%. I can't really understand how you can't be killed by a train of several tons hitting you. It seems almost impossible.

I believe the majority of survivors have been hit with to low speed. Mainly because they've attempting just before the train arrived or departed. Why do you think it's going wrong?

 

[Pale_Rider]

I've read the fatality rate in CTB by train is around 80%. I can't really understand how you can't be killed by a train of several tons hitting you. It seems almost impossible.

I believe the majority of survivors have been hit with to low speed. Mainly because they've attempting just before the train arrived or departed. Why do you think it's going wrong?

They also have a special plate that pushes you to the side, and travel at low speed in populated areas. They have worked on these things. You may think that driver has only hit one person, but he / she has hit many. Thats why they work on it. They have traumatized drivers at this point. My opinions based on living in NYC>