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Derailment of class 455 EMU at Victoria on 26/8/94 (LR-DSU-94-068)

Last updated on 13 August 2014 9:55

An empty Class 455 EMU derailed as it entered London Victoria Station on 26th August 1994. Investigations revealed that the derailment was caused by a wheel flange climbing over the switch blade, dropping between the blade and the stock rail, and derailing as the stock rails diverged. A combination of...

Author(s): O'Donnell C.A.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1994

United Kingdom

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