Wheelslip grinds deep groove into rail

Poor rail adhesion was to blame for a train slipping so violently that it ground a deep groove into a pair of rails, which had to be replaced. The line was closed all day as a result. The incident, on a 1-in-157 gradient at Pontefract Baghill (West Yorkshire) on October 23, involved a rail grinding train on the Up line coming to a halt on slippery rails at 0156. It was unable to restart - and in the attempts, one axle spun out of control. The location is on the Knottingley-Moorthorpe-Swinton route, which is mainly used by freight, with just three York-Sheffield passenger trains a day, each way. Network Rail told RAIL that the line has a 35mph speed restriction, which meant the train was unable to “take a run…

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