1897 Gentofte train crash

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Gentofte train crash, 11 July 1897
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Date11 July 1897 (1897-07-11)
Country Denmark
Incident typeCollision
Cause Signal passed at danger
Statistics
Trains2
Deaths40
Injured100+

In the Gentofte train crash at Gentofte station, Denmark, on the island of Zealand, on 11 July 1897 an express train pulled by a DSB class CS (0-4-2) number 245 passed a signal cautioning danger and collided with a stationary passenger train waiting at the station. [1] There were 40 deaths and more than 100 people were injured.

55°45′13″N12°32′29″E / 55.75361°N 12.54139°E / 55.75361; 12.54139

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References

  1. Christensen, Lars Bjarke (17 March 2014). ""den frygteligste jærnbaneulykke" - Gentofteulykken 1897". Jernbanehistorie. 2 (1).