For the use of the term in psychiatry, see Derailment (thought disorder). For the 2011 Canadian documentary, see Derailments (film).
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Train wreck in Leavick, Colorado in 1897A c. 1890s picture by "C. Petersen" Fayette County, Texas [?] of a train derailmentA derailed freight train in Farragut, Tennessee (2002)Detail of derailed express train in Prague, Czech Republic (2007)
In rail transport, a derailment is a type of train wreck that occurs when a rail vehicle such as a train comes off its rails. Although many derailments are minor, all result in temporary disruption of the proper operation of the railway system and they are a potentially serious hazard.
A derailment of a train can be caused by a collision with another object, an operational error (such as excessive speed through a curve), the mechanical failure of tracks (such as broken rails), or the mechanical failure of the wheels, among other causes. In emergency situations, deliberate derailment with derails or catch points is sometimes used to prevent a more serious accident.
deliberate derailment with derails or catch points is sometimes used to prevent a more serious accident. The first recorded train derailment in history...
Look up derailed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Derailed may refer to: Derailment, in which a rail vehicle leaves the tracks on which it is travelling...
the derailment, but property damage and losses were calculated at $1.02 million. Seventeen people were injured. On January 6, 2005, a derailment in Graniteville...
rolling stock. The device works by derailing the equipment as it rolls over or through it. Although accidental derailment is damaging to equipment and track...
The Amagasaki derailment (JR福知山線脱線事故, JR Fukuchiyama-sen dassen jiko, lit. "JR Fukuchiyama Line derailment") occurred in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan...
The Fatehpur derailment was the derailment of the train Kalka Mail near Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India on Sunday, 10 July 2011. Seventy people were killed...
as the cause of the derailment. That section of track was scheduled for replacement. Hither Green rail crash, another derailment caused by a broken rail...
The Viareggio derailment was the derailment and subsequent fire of a freight train carrying liquefied petroleum gas. It occurred on 29 June 2009 in a...
Derailer may refer to: A railroad derail, also called a derailer, used to prevent fouling of a railroad track Derailleur gears, a variable-ratio transmission...
injured. The derailment disrupted train service for several days. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the derailment was caused by...
damages resulting from the derailment. As of April 2022, Amtrak had paid more than $45 million in damages for derailment related injuries. In January...
May 1970 – Derailment of 18up Delhi-Madras Janata Express Train at Talamanchi Station, South Central Railway. 28 September 1970 – Derailment of 6 Down...
Skotterud derailment occurred on 1 October 2010, at Skotterud, Norway, when an InterCity train from Oslo (Norway) to Stockholm (Sweden) derailed due to a...
The Derailers are an American country music band based in Austin, Texas. They were founded by Portland, Oregon, natives Tony Villanueva and Brian Hofeldt...
The Stonehaven derailment was a fatal railway accident that occurred at 09:38 BST on 12 August 2020, when a passenger train returning to Aberdeen hit a...
later. The derailment resulted in 11 deaths and 42 injuries. It was the first fatal derailment in the history of the TGV and the third derailment since the...
The Livraga derailment is the only railway accident to date on the Italian high speed rail network. It took place on 6 February 2020 when a high-speed...
Melbourne Magistrates Court and fined a total of $525,000 over the derailment. Derailment of XPT ST23 Wallan, Victoria on 20 February 2020 – Preliminary (PDF)...
reported a "bumpy" ride before the derailment. Emergency personnel from six local counties were dispatched to the derailment site, and five hospitals were...
eyewitnesses heard a train pass through the derailment site, the pipeline burst at a point on the curve where the derailment happened, showering the neighborhood...
The Grayrigg derailment was a fatal railway accident that occurred at approximately 20:15 GMT on 23 February 2007, just to the south of Grayrigg, Cumbria...
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