User:Tabletop/Wind Related Rail Accidents

High winds can blow railway trains off tracks and cause accidents.

High winds
High winds can cause problems in a number of ways:


 * blow trains off the tracks.
 * blow trains or wagons along the tracks and cause collisions.
 * cause pantographs and overhead wiring to tangle.

Preventative measures
Risks from high winds can be reduced by:


 * wind fences akin to snow sheds
 * lower profile of carriages
 * reduction in train speed

[[china|🇨🇳]] China

 * Lanxin High-Speed Railway
 * List of rail accidents (2000–2009) - February 28, 2007 – Wind blows 10 passenger rail cars off the track near Turpan, China.

[[india|🇮🇳]] India

 * One reason for choosing broad gauge in India for for greater stability in high winds.

[[ireland|🇮🇪]] Ireland

 * Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway

[[japan|🇯🇵]] Japan

 * Inaho
 * Amarube Viaduct

[[new zealand|🇳🇿]] New Zealand

 * Rimutaka Incline railway accident

[[norway|🇳🇴]] Norway

 * Makrellbekken (station) - tractor

[[united kingdom|🇬🇧]] United Kingdom

 * Tay Bridge disaster
 * Chelford rail accident 1894 - during shunting
 * East Coast Main Line
 * Snowdon Mountain Railway It is said in high winds, a train can proceed over the exposed sections of the line with the carriage ...

[[united states|🇺🇸]] United States

 * One reason for choosing broad gauge in BART was for greater stability in high winds and perhaps earthquakes.

Factors

 * lightweight trains a factor
 * narrow gauge
 * aspects of the terrain
 * tunnels