1976 Schiedam train accident

1976 train accident in the Netherlands 51.92655 N 4.39657 E type:landmark title 1856 Schiedam train accident Schiedam train disaster Treinramp bij Schiedam, 24 doden overzicht en publiek, Bestanddeelnr 928-5566.jpg A Stoptrein collided with an international D-train on the morning of 4 May 1976 near Schiedam 4 May 1976 7.54 (CET) Near Schiedam Netherlands Hoekse Lijn Nederlandse Spoorwegen Error by the chief conductorand the driver of Stoptrein 4116, lack of ATB D215 Rhine Express boat trainStoptrein 4116 24http://kranten.kb.nl/view/article/id/ddd%3A010460254%3Ampeg21%3Ap001%3Aa0006 Ramp Schiedam 24 omgekomen 1 Amigoe di Curacao May 5, 1976 December 1, 2011 nl December 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121220132008/http://kranten.kb.nl/view/article/id/ddd:010460254:mpeg21:p001:a0006 dead several tens, 5 severe The Schiedam train disaster took place in the Netherlands on 4 May 1976 near the station Schiedam Rotterdam-West.http://kranten.kb.nl/view/article/id/ddd%3A010460253%3Ampeg21%3Ap001%3Aa0001 Treinramp bij Schiedam 1 Amigoe di Curacao May 4, 1976 December 1, 2011 nlhttp://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/04-05-2011/de-treinramp-van-schiedam-35-jaar-later De treinramp van Schiedam, 35 jaar later RTV Rijnmond May 4, 2011 December 1, 2011 nl 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,http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?id=LC-19760504-1003&vw=org&lm=treinramp%2Cschiedam Bij treinramp zeker 20 reizigers omgekomen Leeuwarder Courant May 4, 1976 December 4, 2011 nl (trainset 2008 of Stoptrein 4116) coming from Rotterdam. The collision caused the deaths of 24 people (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.http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?id=DVHN-20040501-DW01006004&vw=org&lm=treinramp%2Cschiedam Eerste treinramp met doden ook bij Schiedam 6 Dagblad van het Noorden May 1, 2004 December 2, 2011 nl Further reading nl Duin, Menno Joost van. (1992) Van rampen leren : een vergelijkend onderzoek naar de lessen uit spoorwegongevallen, hotelbranden en industriële ongelukken. The Hague: Haagse Drukkerij en Uitgeversmij. 90-71504-15-8. nl Jongerius, R.T. (1993) Spoorwegongevallen in Nederland, 1839-1993. Haarlem: Schuyt & Co. Part 22 of the book range of the NVBS. 90-6097-341-0. References External links nl Schiedam train disaster at the Zwaailichten disaster website. nl Video of the disaster on NOS.nl. nl bc1VNeuX0Bg Category:Train collisions in the Netherlands Category:Railway accidents in 1976 Category:1976 in the Netherlands Category:History of Schiedam Category:Accidents and incidents involving Nederlandse Spoorwegen Category:1976 disasters in the Netherlands Schiedam