The Nijmegen train disaster was a rail crash in the Netherlands in which two passenger trains—of which one did not contain passengers—collided head-on. The collision happened on 28 August 1979 between Wijchen and Nijmegen, near the Kolpingbuurt neighbourhood in Nijmegen on the railway line Tilburg to Nijmegen. Eight people died in the disaster,[1] seven passengers and the driver of train 4365. Thirty-six people were injured, including the conductor and driver of train 74363.
| Nijmegen train disaster | |
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 The aftermath of the accident. | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 28 August 1979 |
| Coordinates | 51°49′55″N 5°50′16″E / 51.8320°N 5.8378°E |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Line | Tilburg–Nijmegen railway |
| Operator | Nederlandse Spoorwegen |
| Incident type | Head-on collision |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Deaths | 8 |
| Injured | 36 |
Trains
editTwo trains were involved in the crash. The first was an empty train 74363 destined for Nijmegen railway station. This train consisted of a multiple unit of the Mat '64 Plan V 936 type. The second was train 4365 consisting of two two-carriage multiple units of the Mat '46 type, units 256 and 244. Train 74363 traveled at about 5 km/h, the passenger train 4365 at about 90 km/h.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Achtste slachtoffer treinramp Nijmegen". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). September 4, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
Further reading
edit- (in Dutch) Spoorwegongevallen in Nederland, 1839-1993; writer: R.T. Jongerius, Published by: Schuyt & Co, 1993. Part 22 in the book range of the Nederlandse Vereniging van Belangstellenden in het Spoor- en tramwegwezen (NVBS), ISBN 90-6097-341-0.
External links
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Media related to Nijmegen rail accident on 28 August 1979 at Wikimedia Commons
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