Train separation
The train separation is the unintentional separation of a part of the train while driving. The reason for a train disconnection is in most cases the rupture of a coupling in a train composition, caused by excessive stress (e.g. also by a screw connection of the coupling that has been left too loose) or defects.
In the early days of the railroad , trains were separated quite often, as there were strong train and shock movements when starting up, when the railway brakes were operated unevenly , when negotiating gradients and when changing from slow to fast travel in the train sets. Thanks to the introduction of fully automatic brakes, the number of train separations has decreased significantly.
frequency
In Germany there were 40 train separations in 2006.
A train separation can be recognized by a train completeness check . In the event of a train separation, an immediate emergency brake is initiated by tearing off the brake hose .
Individual evidence
- ↑ When "all else fails" at the railway . In: Nürnberger Zeitung , January 5, 2008