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Has anyone ever seen a rail fail like this before?
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| Author: | joe6167 [ Thu Apr 04, 2024 7:26 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Interesting Rail Failure in Austria | ||
"Today in Semmering , Austria" https://www.facebook.com/EuroCityCardSl ... HkzFf5Cjyl Has anyone ever seen a rail fail like this before?
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| Author: | Bobharbison [ Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interesting Rail Failure in Austria |
I can't tell what's going on for sure from the photo. However, I see a weld on the left side of the fracture. I'm going to guess it's a thermal induced stress fracture from the welding. |
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| Author: | jayrod [ Thu May 02, 2024 1:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interesting Rail Failure in Austria |
I think you're right, Bob. You can see a bit of rust bleed just to the right of the weld. That'd be where the horizontal crack started. Once it really starts to go, those cracks can propagate really fast. That's a pretty big one. Good thing the guard rail is there. |
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