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Braking distance, emergency

The distance in which a train is capable of stopping with the emergency brake applied. Dependent upon train speed, train type, braking characteristics, train weight and gradient.
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ERTMS/ETCS - Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations - version : 4.0.0 - date 05/07/2023

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