Having slept on it, I suspect that the cause of the explosion and fire could very well have been an overheated wheel bearing on one of the railway cars, subsequent to the Timken Roller Bearing Company's suspension of exports to Russia very early in the war (They used a just-in-time delivery system.) Recently there was a report that the Russians have been salvaging usable bearings from sidelined railway cars to keep others working--just like they have been using Boeing and Airbus airliners for spare parts to keep others flying.
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ReplyDeleteSeems that although the explosion was on a fuel train (reportedly by a time bomb on a tank car), a span of the road bridge was knocked down. [Click] Photos.
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DeleteHaving slept on it, I suspect that the cause of the explosion and fire could very well have been an overheated wheel bearing on one of the railway cars, subsequent to the Timken Roller Bearing Company's suspension of exports to Russia very early in the war (They used a just-in-time delivery system.) Recently there was a report that the Russians have been salvaging usable bearings from sidelined railway cars to keep others working--just like they have been using Boeing and Airbus airliners for spare parts to keep others flying.
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DeleteApparently it had something to do with a timebomb device...! Just one more supply line to sabotage and Putin will have to use airplanes.
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