Analysis of derailment causes

Derailment often happens as a result of a combination of factors. The GB s Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), for example, categorizes causes as [Pg.322]

Other dominant operations causes include wagon wrongly loaded, point switched to wrong position, other mishandling of train including driver caused SP AD, brake shoe or other object left under train. [Pg.324]

Overall, the ranking of major derailment causes in Europe is [DRA 12a] [Pg.324]

1) axle failures (including bearing, axle and journal failures and hot axle boxes) [Pg.324]

3) wheel failure (all types - surface damage and wheel/tyre breaks) [Pg.324]

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