What is the chance of surviving a head on train collision if we travel in the last compartment ?

After watching the Belgian train collision, its quiet scary to even think of trusting trains to travel.. So If I were to be seated on the last compartment, will the collision affect be less ? I read that only first three compartments were damaged and rest were safe. Anyone to throw light on this?What is the chance of surviving a head on train collision if we travel in the last compartment ?You answered your own question . . . . . . . "I read that only first three compartments were damaged and rest were safe. Anyone to throw light on this?"



You are far safer in any compartment on a train than on any highway, statistically. How many people were on that train . . . . a couple hundred?What is the chance of surviving a head on train collision if we travel in the last compartment ?
You stand far more chance of injury everytime you take your life in your hands and travel by road. Trains travel is far, far more safe. In 2008 2,538 people were killed on UK roads alone. Seriously injured casualties totalled 26,034 and slightly injured 202,333*. That's nearly 80 deaths or serious injuries EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. So please don;t worry about train travel. It's about the safest form of transportation there is. You actually stand somethinglike 100 times greater chance of being killed on the roads than on the railwaysWhat is the chance of surviving a head on train collision if we travel in the last compartment ?Train accidents are extremely rare. The accident which happened a couple of days ago in Belgium was the first fatal accident there in 30 years. The statistics of 18 killed and 50 seriously injured sound bad, until you remember that they are miniscule over 30 years and that both trains were full to capacity with 2-300 people in each, in other words most passengers escaped without serious injury.



The trouble is that rail accidents get large amounts of publicity. Here in the UK for instance we have had repeated news bulletins showing the wrecked carriages, emergency services rescuing injured people from the wreckage, and survivors talking about what happened. Road accidents happen every day and kill and injure far greater numbers of people, yet they only get large-scale media coverage if it's a major pile-up.



What happens to you as a passenger in a train accident depends on all sorts of factors, including the speed of the train, your position on the train, the nature of the collision, and so on. As you say in this case the worst damage was in the first three compartments of the front carriage. That was where the worst casualties were so people travelling further down the train had a greater chance of survival.



Another point to make is that modern rail carriages are built to withstand the impact of a collision far better than their earlier counterparts. You will remember the accident that happened in Cumbria a couple of years ago when a Virgin train was derailed. The train was doing 80-90mph at the time, yet all the carriages remained intact and upright and only one person was killed. This is because since the early days of railways, research has gone into making trains safer to travel in. Every train accident has to be investigated by a government enquiry - it's the law in the UK and all other countries - and if that enquiry finds that safety equipment and procedures need improving, laws and regulations will be passed to require this.



I just wonder how much safer cars would be if every fatal accident led to the same thing - but 3,500 enquiries a year in the UK alone would be simply impractical. It's funny how people aren't scared of going by car when the risk is so much greater than the train, yet they're scared of going on the train.
Well... you're not a shut-in. That says either you're too young to remember accidents in other forms of travel, or, you quickly forget horrors like the Lockerbie airplane crash, or the Concorde fire/crash, or 9/11, or 3/11 or Eschede, or the ferry sinking... or the deadly car accident that happened 5km away from your house only last week!



"Fear everything" is not a workable plan for having a good life. I suppose "forgetfulness" is one way to solve that problem, but I would think "understanding the odds" would be a better one. Trains are still pretty safe, as is flying. As for driving - that's dangerous as hell, and I know you're not going to stop doing it, so just understand that you take your life in your hands everytime you drive.



And yes, sitting mid-train does improve your odds. I don't recommend the last car, because of the chance of getting rear-ended. These are still long odds though. If you drive a car, or ride in a car, it's silly to worry about the odds of dying in a train wreck.What is the chance of surviving a head on train collision if we travel in the last compartment ?There will always be accidents from time to time on any form of transport, but rail statistically in the U.K. and Europe is the safest form of travel. Should an accident occur you will usually be safest in the centre of the train. Its a shame the media speculates in great detail about the cause of this serious incident in Belgium, because the causes will undoubtedly be many factors. E.g. a combination of poor weather conditions, driver error and signalling equipment failureWhat is the chance of surviving a head on train collision if we travel in the last compartment ?
It's the same principle as a car hitting something.You've seen a car's front end all smashed in but the rear of the car is fine?As the energy dissipates the damage lessens.The higher the speed the further back the damage extends.It's the same with a train.So yes in a crash like a head on the further back you are the greater the chance your going to survive.
Your chances would be pretty high. Depending on the speed of course. Some trains have actually coupled together instead of de-railing. If a train crashes with a car, a cup of coffee in the cab wont spill so crashing with another train at slow speed will improve your chances.What is the chance of surviving a head on train collision if we travel in the last compartment ?
Only Miracle!

God bless us.



Take any precaution but if one is destined to sruvive will survive any impact.

take the Haitti victims, some died immediately and some survived ten days of live burial without food. th