Derailment of ZFA hopper wagon at Willesden on 24 October 1994 (RR-DYN-95-005)

Train 6066 consisting of thirty-six Laden ZFA hopper wagons derailed at Willesden on 24th October 1994. The mechanism of derailment was by flange climbing. The cause was a combination of a severe track cant gradient combined with a worn switch blade. There was no evidence that the condition...