Italy’s new speed rule puts a brake on quiet freight trains
source: Rail cargo group
In Italy, freight wagons using certain brakes now have to operate with a maximum speed of 80 km/h instead of 100 km/h. The Italian authority ANSFISA has just introduced a new regulation for trains using composite brake blocks (LL blocks IB 116*). For dangerous goods trains, the speed limit is set to 60 km/h.
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