ICE wreck at Eschede

Seconds from disaster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fMWlSjeMnM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

philipmartin wrote:Seconds from disaster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fMWlSjeMnM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That was some time ago.

george matthews wrote: That was some time ago.

June 1998.

do you ever do more than show links to other peoples Youtubes and without explanation ??

Descriptions , Philip.

David Benton wrote:Descriptions , Philip.

OK, David. The ICE trains of the time, had composite wheels, which flexed slightly. The flexing caused the tread to brake as the train was running at 125mph. It caught a guard rail, causing the pile-up.
Here's another video on that disaster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j1zHnBAYds" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

not composition wheels, but wheels with tires (steel) like steam engines but the joint between tire and wheel was a flexible compound.

http://www.sozogaku.com/fkd/en/hfen/HA1000637.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; see page 4

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