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High winds can blow railway trains off tracks and cause accidents. ^[1]

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

By country

China

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

India

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

Ireland

Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway

Japan

New Zealand

Rimutaka Incline railway accident

Norway

Makrellbekken (station)#Wind related accident - tractor

United Kingdom

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

United States

One reason for choosing broad gauge in BART was for greater stability in high winds and perhaps earthquakes. ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Factors

lightweight trains a factor
narrow gauge
aspects of the terrain ^[5]
tunnels ^[6]

References

External links

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[1] ttp://www.springerlink.com/content/w5531100m065g489/

[2] ttp://www.wirewd.com/wh/blog/bart_sucks/

[3] ttp://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2010/01/06/crossing-the-bay-again-but-not-necessarily-with-bart/

[4] ttp://homepage.mac.com/s_sloan/twar/ISSUE66/BODY.HTM

[5] ttp://wiki.climatechangeadaptation.org.au/tiki-index.php?page=Rail+vehicle+overturning

[6] ttp://www.yunlong.com.au/pdf/Liu-CFD.pdf

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+'''High winds''' can blow railway trains off tracks and cause accidents. <ref> http://www.springerlink.com/content/w5531100m065g489/ </ref>
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-'''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
 == By country ==
-=== China ===
+=== {{flagicon|China}} China ===
 * [[Lanxin High-Speed Railway#Wind related accident]]
+* [[List of rail accidents (2000–2009)]] - February 28, 2007 – Wind blows 10 passenger rail cars off the track near [[Turpan]], China.
-=== Ireland ===
+=== {{flagicon|India}} India ===
+* One reason for choosing [[broad gauge]] in [[Rail transport in India|India]] for for greater stability in high winds.
+=== {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland ===
 * [[Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway]]
-=== New Zealand ===
+=== {{flagicon|Japan}} Japan ===
+* [[Inaho]]
+* [[Amarube Viaduct]]
+=== {{flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand ===
 * [[Rimutaka Incline railway accident]]
-=== United Kingdom ===
+=== {{flagicon|Norway}} Norway ===
+* [[Makrellbekken (station)#Wind related accident]] - tractor
+=== {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom ===
 * [[Tay Bridge disaster]]
+* [[Chelford rail accident]] 1894 - during shunting
+* [[East Coast Main Line#Accidents]]
+* [[Snowdon Mountain Railway#Gripper rail]] It is said in high winds, a train can proceed over the exposed sections of the line with the carriage ...
+=== {{flagicon|United States}} United States ===
+* One reason for choosing [[broad gauge]] in [[Bay Area Rapid Transit|BART]] was for greater stability in high winds and perhaps earthquakes. <ref> http://www.wirewd.com/wh/blog/bart_sucks/ </ref> <ref> http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2010/01/06/crossing-the-bay-again-but-not-necessarily-with-bart/ </ref> <ref> http://homepage.mac.com/s_sloan/twar/ISSUE66/BODY.HTM </ref>
 == Factors ==
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 * lightweight trains a factor
 * narrow gauge
+* aspects of the terrain <ref> http://wiki.climatechangeadaptation.org.au/tiki-index.php?page=Rail+vehicle+overturning </ref>
-* aspects of the terrain
+* tunnels <ref> http://www.yunlong.com.au/pdf/Liu-CFD.pdf </ref>
 == See also ==
 * [[Snowshed]]
+* [[Partial list of related accidents]]
+* [[List of wind-related railway accidents]]
 == References ==