Sandbags simulate a full load on Tyne & Wear Metro trains

Tyne & Wear Metro Stadler train load testing (Photo Nexus)

UK: Testing of Stadler trains for the Tyne & Wear Metro has included loading one with containers containing a total of 39 tonnes of sand to represent the weight of passengers under crush-loading conditions.

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