Britain develops trains against bombs

These specially designed trains will be able to provide simple 'cheap, save' solutions in the context of suicide bombings.

Following the July 7, 2005 attack on the London subway station, many ideas have been proposed to minimize the impact of similar attacks on public transport in the future. .

Most recently, CNET reported that a group of British engineers from the University of Newcastle designed the ships as 'explosion proof'.

Sample model of the SecureMetro project

SecureMetro is a project funded by the EU over the past three years, with the aim of developing underground and air-to-ground anti-submarine and subway systems to minimize the number of casualties in the context of bomb attacks.

SecureMetro model vessel model can absorb maximum explosive force. The windows are covered with a special glass that can withstand high impetus and broken glass does not splash out, causing injury to passengers standing on the platform or landing. The doors and interior of the vessel are also designed to cause the least possible casualties for passengers.

In addition, survivors will be more likely to get out of the train in the event of a hijacking, said project leader Conor O'Neill. "A bomb on a ship is always a terrible disaster, but what we try to do is design the ship's ability to eliminate the consequences of the attack."

Restricting flying objects after the explosion is thought to be the key to the solution. Next to the special window, O'Neill's group also proposed removing the heavy hulls, sharp edges to minimize damage to passengers.

In fact, according to O'Neill, there are simple, low-cost solutions that can be applied to existing cars not only to save lives but also to make subways less attractive. more in the eyes of terrorist attackers.