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A Method to Estimate the Probability of a Train Encountering Gusts in an Operating Section

Last updated on 04 January 2013 5:41

The number of train accidents caused by strong winds has followed a downward trend since the commercial opening of Japanese railways in 1872. Specifically, the number of accidents per train kilometer decreased remarkably to 1/100th of its original level over a period of 100 years. This reduction is considered to...

Author(s): Toshiaki IMAI;Keiji ARAKI;Takaaki FUKUHARA

Organisation(s): Railway Technical Research Institute ;

2009

Japan

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