DB faces hundreds of millions in damages following manufacturing error in German sleepers
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Independent testing institutes in Germany may have uncovered a manufacturing error in the concrete sleepers identical to the ones also used in the tracks near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, where on June 3 a train derailed that left five people dead and dozens injured.
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Otherwise, globally, however, among derailments, broken rails…, is the most common particular cause.
Spectacular, as well, this is, as bulk of rail breaks are not by some manufacturing fault, but related System.
Removing current, known, trigger of rail breaks, small “cracks” at railhead, now is the “medicin”. At price of costly “maintenance”, Damage is removed, by frequent “grinding” of railhead… A shift of Quality Programs seems requested!
Neither, no official report has been published…