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Rail suicide
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Rail suicide, or suicide by train is deliberate self-harm resulting in death by means of impact from a moving rail vehicle. The suicide occurs when an approaching train hits a suicidal pedestrian jump
Lime on rails being used as a disinfectant after a suicide at Mainz-Laubenheim, Germany
Lime on rails being used as a disinfectant after a suicide at Mainz-Laubenheim, Germany
Subway suicide aftermath, E train on 51st/53rd, New York
Subway suicide aftermath, E train on 51st/53rd, New York
Platform screen doors on Singapore's MRT
Platform screen doors on Singapore's MRT
Police officers removing remaining debris following a suicide approximately an hour earlier on the down track at Kamifukuoka Station in Japan
Police officers removing remaining debris following a suicide approximately an hour earlier on the down track at Kamifukuoka Station in Japan
Third rail
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A third rail, also known as a conductor rail, electric rail, live rail, or power rail, is a method of providing electric power to a railway locomotive or train, through a semi-continuous rigid conduct
Rail suicide
…on the tracks usually makes it impossible for the train to stop quickly enough. On urban mass transit rail systems that use a high-voltage electrified third rail, the suicide may also touch or be otherwise drawn into contact with it, adding electrocution to the cause of death. Unlike other methods, rail suicide…
A British Rail Class 442 third-rail electric multiple unit in Battersea. The Class 442 holds the speed record for a third-rail EMU, being set at 109 m
A British Rail Class 442 third-rail electric multiple unit in Battersea. The Class 442 holds the speed record for a third-rail EMU, being set at 109 mph (175 km/h).
The contact shoe of a New York City Subway car making contact with the third rail. In the foreground is the third rail for the adjacent track.
The contact shoe of a New York City Subway car making contact with the third rail. In the foreground is the third rail for the adjacent track.
Third rail (top) at Bloor-Yonge station (Line 1) on the Toronto subway. Energized at 600 volts DC, the third rail provides electrical power to the pow
Third rail (top) at Bloor-Yonge station (Line 1) on the Toronto subway. Energized at 600 volts DC, the third rail provides electrical power to the power-train, and ancillaries of the subway cars.
Paris Métro. The guide rails on the rubber-tyred lines also function as current conductors. The horizontal contact shoe is between the pair of rubber
Paris Métro. The guide rails on the rubber-tyred lines also function as current conductors. The horizontal contact shoe is between the pair of rubber wheels.