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Regulation of train operation based on natural wind direction and velocity under strong winds

Last updated on 20 September 2013 3:37

In 1994, a derailment accident was caused by a strong wind on the Nemuro Line in Hokkaido, Japan. To evaluate the effectiveness of the countermeasures for strong winds Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) and Hokkaido Railway Co. (JRHO) made a series of wind-tunnel tests and observation of natural wind at...

Author(s): Imai Toshiaki;Fujii Toshishige;Tanemoto Katsuji;Shimamura Taisuke;Maeda Tatsuo;Ishida Hiroaki;Hibino Yu;Yoshino Shin-Ichi;Matsuda Yoh-Ichi

Organisation(s): Railway Technical Research Institute ; Hokkaido Railway Company ;

1999

Japan

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