Safety assessment for flange climb derailment of trains running at low speeds on sharp curves

Quarterly Report of RTRI (Railway Technical Research Institute) (Japan)

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 65-71

  Ishida, Hiroaki ^a   Miyamoto, Takefumi ^a   Maebashi, Eiichi ^a   Doi, Hisayo ^a   Iida, Kouhei ^a   Furukawa, Atsuehi ^a  

^a RAILWAY TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Creep force; Curve negotiation; Derailment quotient; Flange climb derailment; Railway vehicle; Ratio of off loading; Safety assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FLANGES; RAILROAD TRACKS; ROLLERS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); SAFETY TESTING; TRAIN FERRIES;

CREEP FORCE; CURVE NEGOTIATION; DERAILMENT QUOTIENT; FLANGE CLIMB DERAILMENT; RAILWAY VEHICLE; RATIO OF OFF-LOADING; SAFETY ASSESSMENT;

DERAILMENTS;

EID: 33747822660     PISSN: 00339008     EISSN: 18801765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2219/rtriqr.47.65     Document Type: Article

References (6)

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3. "Committee Report on Measures to Prevent Flange Climb Derailment on Sharp Curves", March 2004 (in Japanese).
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6. Ishida, H., "Safety Assessment Method for Low-Speed Running Tests on Sharp Curves", RTRI Report, Vol. 19, No. 9, pp. 5-10, September 2005 (in Japanese).