Severe rolling contact fatigue was identified across the Auckland Metro Rail Network in 2019, necessitating the implementation of a temporary speed restriction the following year. David Burroughs analyses the report commissioned to determine the causes of the track issues and its recommendations for how it can be avoided in future.
Managing network-wide RCF
Severe rolling contact fatigue was identified across the Auckland Metro Rail Network in 2019, necessitating the implementation of a temporary speed restriction the following year. David Burroughs analyses the report commissioned to determine the causes of the track issues and its recommendations for how it can be avoided in future.
New CAF EMUs, operating on track that was not fit for purpose, combined to exacerbate the rolling contact fatigue issue on the Auckland network.
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