An automated system that helps train wheels grip the tracks failed on one of the trains that crashed head-on in mid-Wales on 21 October, investigators have revealed. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said the westbound train involved in the collision in Talerddig, near Llanbrynmair, in Powys, was fitted with a system to discharge sand automatically on to the rails should the wheels slide when braking.
The system, however, did not appear to work in the crucial moments when the train was braking before the crash. The RAIB said an inspection of the train after the accident showed that the sanding hoses on the leading vehicle of the train were “blocked and apparently unable to discharge sand”.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/05/cause-of-fatal-train-crash-in-wales-revealed
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