A study of recent derailments of 16 - tonne mineral wagons (TM-FT-104)

Derailment rates for 16 tonne mineral wagons are increasing despite the fact that total mileage is decreasing. The rate escalated to 243 per 109 wagon miles in 1979 (compared to figures of 108 in 1977 for minerals and 90 as an overall 5 year average for all derailments of all...