Windchill' & air minimum temperatures in the UK: Implications for the operation of traction & rolling stock equipment (TM-DER-028)

As a result of the weather-related disruption to rail services during the winter of 1986/87, in particular the severe conditions prevalent during the period 11-13 January, a Working Group was established. The Group set out, firstly, to identify any effects of ‘windchill’ upon traction and rolling stock and secondly, to...