Derailment of RUDD ballast wagon near Derby Junction on 29 June 1996 (RR-TRS-96-092)

On 29th June 1996 the 34th vehicle of a ballast train, RUDD wagon DB 972088, became derailed on the curve leading from Chaddesden Sidings to Derby Junction. To assist in determining the cause, the BR Research Limited Derailment Investigation Team were requested to undertake an impartial investigation into the...