>On Wed, 10 Sep 2008, Boltar wrote:
>

>> Well the bus did have an argument with a tram and lost. Given how
>> mangled the front of the bus is I'd guess the windows just shattered and
>> fell out on impact. The tram seems fairly intact in the pictures. Apart
>> from it having derailed you'd never know it had been in an accident.
>> Must be built a lot stronger than the bus.

>
>Maybe the safety bedwetters in the HMRI have done some good after all!
>
>Seriously, though, is it any secret that rail vehicles are built much
>tougher than road vehicles?
>
>In a situation like this, of course, that extra toughness might not have
>been an advantage - rather as with giant 4x4s, it may reduce the danger to
>occupants at the expense of increasing the danger to those outside it.