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On the influence of rail vehicle parameters on the derailment process and its consequences Brabie, Dan

By: Publication details: Stockholm Kungliga tekniska högskolan, 2005; Farkost och flyg. TRITA AVE 2005:17, Description: 105 sISBN:
  • 917283806X
Subject(s): Online resources: Bibl.nr: VTI P4850:2005-17Location: Abstract: This thesis aims at systematically studying the possibilities of minimising devastating consequences of high-speed derailments by appropriate measures and features in the train design, including the running gear. The course of events immediately after derailments is studied with respect to whether the train stays upright and close to the track centre line or deviates laterally with probably serious consequences. There is a belief in the railway community that some trains can better cope with derailment then others, although this superiority is apparently hard to quantify.
Item type: Reports, conferences, monographs
Holdings: VTI P4850:2005-17

This thesis aims at systematically studying the possibilities of minimising devastating consequences of high-speed derailments by appropriate measures and features in the train design, including the running gear. The course of events immediately after derailments is studied with respect to whether the train stays upright and close to the track centre line or deviates laterally with probably serious consequences. There is a belief in the railway community that some trains can better cope with derailment then others, although this superiority is apparently hard to quantify.