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Anonymous Fri 03 Feb 2017 04:59:02 No.1045954 View View Reply Original Report

We are all aware of the multi-track drifting meme, but what is the technical term for this type of railway operations error, and what are some real-world examples of it?

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Anonymous Fri 03 Feb 2017 05:21:13 No.1045957 Report

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>>1045954
"slitting a switch" i think?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 Feb 2017 05:22:16 No.1045959 Report

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>>1045957
*splitting

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Anonymous Fri 03 Feb 2017 05:50:24 No.1045966 Report

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>>1045957
>>1045959
I found multiple mentions of "splitting the switch" from search results. Thanks.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 Feb 2017 09:52:17 No.1046002 Report

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In Czech it's called "podhozená výhybka"

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 Feb 2017 11:32:32 No.1046011 Report

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>>1045957
Splitting a switch is when you run through a switch. Picking a switch is when it picks the points and this happens.

You can also line a switch underneath equipment for the same effect.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Feb 2017 02:09:11 No.1046159 Report

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>>1045957
>>1046011
>Picking a switch
What happens when this happens at 100mph? This has made me scared of rail travel

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Feb 2017 04:36:06 No.1046178 Report

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>>1046159
Stuff like that happens in places like India, where maintenance of infrastructure is questionable.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Feb 2017 02:51:03 No.1046406 Report

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>>1046178
any gifs?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Feb 2017 03:47:00 No.1046417 Report

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https://books.google.com/books?id=0jMLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA216&lpg=PA216&dq=rail+accident+splitting+switch&source=bl&ots=A1cJf2SEDu&sig=MC4F7YgscpankK4Q_4LjCM2p-Oo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0jJLlovPRAhXJbiYKHRJDCJUQ6AEIOTAI#v=onepage&q=rail%20accident%20splitting%20switch&f=false

Mention of OP topic in US government report dated 1912, page 216.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Feb 2017 09:13:11 No.1046477 Report

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>>1046159
It really doesn't hardly ever happen on mainlines. It happens in yards and industries. It usually happens because the switch isn't lined all the way or is gapped and they don't realize this after lining it.

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Anonymous Sun 05 Feb 2017 09:18:23 No.1046478 Report

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>>1045957
looks like it's way too frequent here

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 07 Feb 2017 19:23:35 No.1047009 Report

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Anonymous Mon 20 Feb 2017 21:56:19 No.1050437 Report

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>>1046478
I'd hate to have been standing on that platform.

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