Twello train accident | |
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Date | 22 December 1900 |
Location | Twello railway station, Twello |
Coordinates | 52°14′17″N 6°6′0″E / 52.23806°N 6.10000°E |
Country | Netherlands |
Incident type | Head-to-head collision |
Cause | Wrong set railroad switch |
Statistics | |
Trains | 2 |
Deaths | 2 |
Injured | 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, in the Netherlands. [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 then collided with the stationary regional train. [2] [3] [4] [5] Two men from Deventer died. Five passengers were seriously injured and two conductors sustained minor injuries. Two station officials were sentenced in January 1901 to six weeks' imprisonment. [6]
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