Derailment at rush on 15th January, 1963 of 2.15pm passenger train ex Belfast (E-464)

Last updated on 13 December 2013 2:10
This derailment was caused by the loss of a tyre from one of the wheels of the third coach in the train. The tyre had fractured transversely into four pieces and the retaining sections of the tyre at both the gibson retaining ring side and snip side were almost completely...
Author(s): Swindale J.D.
Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;
1963
United Kingdom
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