A graphical representation of the Braking DistanceThe distance in which a train is capable of stopping, from a given speed, at such a deceleration for a passenger train that the passengers do not suffer discomf... More of a train in relation to
the GradientA measure of the rate at which the railway is inclined (rising or falling). Gradients are signed +ve (rising) or –ve (falling) in respect of the direction of ... More, the braking characteristics and speed of the train.