Twello train accident

Twello train accident
Twello railway station in 1900 (before the accident)
Date 22 December 1900
Location Twello railway station, Twello
Coordinates 52°14′17″N 6°6′0″E / 52.23806°N 6.10000°E / 52.23806; 6.10000Coordinates: 52°14′17″N 6°6′0″E / 52.23806°N 6.10000°E / 52.23806; 6.10000
Country Netherlands
Type of incident Head-to-head collision
Cause Wrong set railroad switch
Statistics
Trains 2
Deaths 2
Injuries 7 (5 seriously, 2 minor)

The Twello train accident was a railway accident on 22 December 1900 at 21:00 in front of the Twello railway station, Twello.[1] The express train from Amsterdam (Sneltrein 238; pulled by an NS 1600) collided head-to-head with a regional train (Stoptrein 927; pulled by an NS 1600) from Almelo to Apeldoorn. Normally these trains pass each other at Bathmen, but due to a delay of the express train, the crossing was changed to Twello. The crash happened because the person who takes care of the railroad switch failed to set a switch, allowing two trains on the same track. The express train rode into the still standing regional train.[2][3][4][5] Two men from Deventer died. Five passengers were seriously injured and two conductors were minor injured. Two station officials were sentenced in January 1901 to six weeks' imprisonment.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://nationaalbrandweerdocumentatiecentrum.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Grootschalige-ongevallen-in-Nederland.pdf
  2. ↑ "no title" (in Dutch). Goessche Courant . 25 December 1900. p. 2.
  3. ↑ "no title" (in Dutch). Haarlem's Dagblad . 25 December 1900. p. 2.
  4. ↑ "no title" (in Dutch). De Rijnbode. 30 December 1900. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. ↑ "Het spoorwegongeluk bij Twello" (in Dutch). Vliegend blaadje : nieuws- en advertentiebode voor Den Helder . 29 December 1900. p. 1.
  6. ↑ Jongerius, René (1993). Spoorwegongevallen in Nederland 1839-1993. Deel 22 in de boekenreeks van de NVBS (in Dutch). Schuyt & Co (Haarlem). ISBN 9060973410.
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