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‘Undetected’ rail flaw led to multi-car train derailment in New Brunswick - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca

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A trail derailment in New Brunswick last October was caused by an undetected” rail issue, federal officials say.

The Transportation Safety Board ( TSB ) said the rail broke as a result of an internal fatigue defect.

The rail section that broke had undergone third -party ultrasonic rail flaw detection ( RFD ) testing using a hi-rail vehicle three times.

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