1976 Schiedam train accident

Coordinates: 51°55′36″N 4°23′48″E / 51.92655°N 4.39657°E

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51°55′36″N 4°23′48″E / 51.92655°N 4.39657°E / 51.92655; 4.39657

Schiedam train disaster
A Stoptrein collided with an international D-train on the morning of 4 May 1976 near Schiedam

Details
Date	4 May 1976 7.54 (CET)
Location	Near Schiedam
Country	Netherlands
Line	Hoekse Lijn
Operator	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Cause	Error by the chief conductor and the driver of Stoptrein 4116, lack of ATB
Statistics
Trains	D215 Rhine Express boat train Stoptrein 4116
Deaths	24^[1]
Injured	several tens, 5 severe

The Schiedam train disaster took place in the Netherlands on 4 May 1976 near the station Schiedam Rotterdam-West.^[2]^[3] The international Rhine Express boat train (D-train D215) from Hook of Holland, which left for Munich and was hauled by NS Class 1300 electric locomotive no. 1311 Best collided with a train of the then new sprinter type,^[4] (trainset 2008 of Stoptrein 4116) coming from Rotterdam. The collision caused the deaths of 24 people^[1] (in the forward carriage of the 2008), five people were severely injured and dozens more had minor injuries.

The disaster was the second major train crash near Schiedam, following the first major train accident in the Netherlands, which happened on 10 August 1856 and caused three deaths.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ramp Schiedam 24 omgekomen". Amigoe di Curacao (in Dutch). May 5, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
^ "Treinramp bij Schiedam". Amigoe di Curacao (in Dutch). May 4, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
^ "De treinramp van Schiedam, 35 jaar later". RTV Rijnmond (in Dutch). May 4, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
^ "Bij treinramp zeker 20 reizigers omgekomen". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). May 4, 1976. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
^ "Eerste treinramp met doden ook bij Schiedam". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). May 1, 2004. p. 6. Retrieved December 2, 2011.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Schiedam train disaster.

(in Dutch) Schiedam train disaster at the Zwaailichten disaster website.
(in Dutch) Video of the disaster on NOS.nl.
(in Dutch) Video on YouTube

v t e Railway accidents and incidents in 1976 (1976)
Feb 7 Beckemeyer crossing accident, United States May 4 Schiedam train accident, Netherlands Dec 3 Shippea Hill crash, United Kingdom
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