Stop and examine

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The Stop and Examine rule on railways allows, if not requires, train crew to stop a train if they hear strange sounds or vibrations. Strange sounds can sometimes indicate serious problems like derailed or broken wheels.

[edit] Accidents

Failure to implement the Stop and Examine rule contributed to the Eschede train disaster of 1998, killing 101 people.

[edit] See also

Stop and Examine is a column by Pip Dunn in the monthly magazine "RAIL".