A blow to train operations: can strong winds cause derailment?

By July 25, 2022Documents, Melbourne 2011
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A paper which provides a brief summary of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation into a number of train derailments attributed to high winds. The paper also discusses some of the theory behind thunderstorms, destructive winds and effect of wind on rail vehicles.

Year of Publication: 2011

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