cteno4 Posted Thursday at 12:20 AM Share Posted Thursday at 12:20 AM OSLO, Norway (AP) — A tram derailed in downtown Oslo and plowed into a phone and computer shop on Tuesday, Norwegian police… https://apnews.com/article/666020291c635d8b1f99330a971c2618 jeff Link to comment
bill937ca Posted Thursday at 12:33 AM Share Posted Thursday at 12:33 AM (edited) Speed was probably involved, but from what I am hearing when a tram derails it looses most of its braking power once the wheels leave the rails. Only the very rear truck was on the rails. Apparently Oslo has had several derailments with CAF trams built in Spain. When a tram goes through turnouts and crossovers it is riding on the flanges not the wheel tread. Generally trams going through special work are limited to 10-12 km/hr. Edited Thursday at 12:46 AM by bill937ca Link to comment
bill937ca Posted Thursday at 12:52 AM Share Posted Thursday at 12:52 AM (edited) Brief footage of the tram in motion. Early AM? Did the operator fall asleep with his hand on the throttle? It is now reported, "The Tram made a turn at over 35 km/h, in a turn where the maximum permitted speed was 15 km/h." Edited Thursday at 03:12 PM by bill937ca Link to comment
Martijn Meerts Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago I've taken a tram on this exact line many times when I lived in Oslo. For a lot of these sharper curves, trams often slow down to close to brisk walking pace. For whatever reason, this tram was going much faster than it should. Last I read, the driver had been charged, even though at the time they didn't have a definitive reason for the derailment. Ever since then it's been rather quiet, but they did say the investigation could take up to a year. Link to comment
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