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DERAILMENT OF ELECTRIC PASSENGER TRAIN

Jrh Robertson

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The derailment of the last coach of an electric multiple-unit down passenger train on December 13, 1963, which subsequently came into glancing contact with the side of another passenger train, was caused by axle fatigue. This fatigue would have been detected if the prescribed frequency for ultrasonic inspection had been observed. It was suggested that no axle be tested less frequently than every 18 months. One passenger was killed and 31 injured.

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The derailment of the last coach of an electric multiple-unit down passenger train on December 13, 1963, which subsequently came into glancing contact with the side of another passenger train, was caused by axle fatigue. This fatigue would have been detected if the prescribed frequency for ultrasonic inspection had been observed. It was suggested that no axle be tested less frequently than every 18 months. One passenger was killed and 31 injured.

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The derailment of the last coach of an electric multiple-unit down passenger train on December 13, 1963, which subsequently came into glancing contact with the side of another passenger train, was caused by axle fatigue. This fatigue would have been detected if the prescribed frequency for ultrasonic inspection had been observed. It was suggested that no axle be tested less frequently than every 18 months. One passenger was killed and 31 injured.

Key concepts: Derailment, Axle, Passenger train, Engineering, Automotive engineering, Forensic engineering, Aeronautics, Unit (ring theory)

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