|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Seven days . . . . . . web focus on rail safety and accidents in the last week |
||
Portugal: Freight train derailment at Coimbrafrom our Safety Correspondent : Tuesday, June 22, 1999A freight train derailment at Coimbra on the Oporto to Lisbon mainline disrupted intercity services for 24 hours on 29 May 1999. A 5600 class locomotive No. 5629 hauling two loaded class 399 coil wagons and 8 empty wagons derailed due to track irregularities. The train derailed at the 6th wagon (a class 082). The driver had applied the brakes at a signal. There is some concern in CP currently over the use of the brake and the empty/loaded changeover valve which if incorrectly set can emphasise any irregularities in the track. Comment on this item... |
|
This file last updated: Saturday, 04-Sep-1999 08:48:48 EDT