0

This question is based on the following news article. I just want to know if rubber tyres are strong enough to cause rail derailment if placed on the track

Dr. user44690
  • 103
  • 3

2 Answers2

1

If by “tire” they mean “wheel & tire” then it might act as a tamp so yes possible.

Or, as they state it can break pipes and halt the train.

Anything on the tracks could cause enough issues to damage or derail a train. Just depends on many factors: mass, angle of impact etc

Solar Mike
  • 15,717
  • 1
  • 21
  • 29
1

The tires did not derail the train. More generally if they could then why do saboteurs waste time with explosives and so on?

Greg Locock
  • 708
  • 1
  • 2
  • 8
  • I just wanted to know if 'tyres' do have potential to derail trains. By Lord's grace it did not happen. – Dr. user44690 Jun 04 '23 at 19:19
  • Yes indeed, that's what you asked and my second sentence indicated a probable answer. If easily obtainable tires could derail trans then saboteurs would use them rather than hard to obtain explosives. – Greg Locock Jun 04 '23 at 22:17