On: For 40 Years, Crashing Trains Was One of America’s...

[pjc50]

See also the more serious British Rail / BNFL "flask" crash test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY446h4pZdc

[TheSpiceIsLife → pjc50]

How much power would you estimate that train was producing?

If I remember correctly can’t diesel-electric locomotives put out one or two megawatts!

[arethuza → TheSpiceIsLife]

Looks like an old Deltic - so about 2.4MW max:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_55

NB The Deltic engines were pretty interesting:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napier_Deltic

[theoh → arethuza]

No, as the voiceover says, it was a much less powerful Class 46 (46009).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_46

[arethuza → theoh]

My mistake - in the office so didn't have the audio on!