DERAILMENT NEAR STEVENTON

A train, consisting of 35 short-wheel-base cars and a brake van, was travelling 50 mph when the 16th car derailed. Tests were conducted under load of the main bearing springs and revealed that the permitted 5/16 in variation between the free camber of the four bearing springs was exceeded. Such imbalance might allow the car to leave the rails at a minor track irregularity. Imbalance was augmented by lateral oscillation which developed in the empty, short-wheelbased car.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1967-4-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 273
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 123

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dampers; Defects; Derailments; Freight cars; Freight trains; Railroad cars; Railroad tracks; Railroad trains; Spring; Suspensions; Technology
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Track irregularities
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037818
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1976 12:00AM