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key bolt

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cotter pin
cotter pin: above, below, installation
A metal pin used for fastening; the split ends which project beyond the pin hole are bent back from the axis of the pin.


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A second incident which shows the age we live in was the theft of key bolts from the railway line in Stockton.
Officials have confirmed that nuts were missing from key bolts on the points, putting extra pressure on a stretcher bar which fractured, derailing the fourth carriage and sending it hurtling on to platforms at the station platform.
Nuts missing from key bolts caused a track stretcher bar to fracture and derail the train.
 
 
 
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