Monitoring system for bearings

Recommendation status

Not to be implemented

Investigation Branch

Rail R

Type of Accident

Accident

Issue date

1.11.2001

Recommendation ID

C4/2001R/S166

Recommendation

The monitoring of freight and passenger car bearings should be developed so as to number each bearing with its data included in the database comprising the wheelset data.

Investigation report

C4/2001R Freight wagon derailing at Oulainen, on 4 March, 2001