Trains

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TRAINS:

Two trains of length $$L_1$$ and $$L_2$$ travelling at speeds of $$S_1$$ and $$S_2$$ cross each other, the trains have to travel a distance of $${L_1+L_2}$$

  • Time for a train to cross a stationary object (pole/person) = L/S 
  • Time for a train to cross a platform = (L + platform length)/S 
Question 1

Two trains cross each other in 14 seconds when running in opposite directions along parallel tracks. The faster train is 160 m long and crosses a lamp post in 12 seconds. If the speed of the other train is 6 km/hr less than the faster one, its length, in m, is

Question 2

The length of a train is 440 metres. How much time does it take to cross a platform 1000 metres long if it is travelling at 72 kmph ?

Question 3

Find the time taken for a train, of length 700 m and moving at 77 km/hr to overtake a train, of length 300 m and moving at 37 km/hr in the same direction?

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