Adhesion survey on Southern Region (Witley bank) November 1974 (TM-TRIB-006)

Every Autumn, over a 4-week period when leaves fall, wheel flats result in approximately 2 000 wheelsets being changed on EMU and DEMU stock on Southern Region and about 5 000 vehicles being taken out of service. The wheel flats, which can be over 2" in diameter, are caused when...