Barendrecht train accident

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Barendrecht train accident
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Damaged train from the accident
Details
Date24 September 2009
Location Barendrecht
Country Netherlands
Line Betuweroute and Breda–Rotterdam railway
Operator DB Schenker, ERS Railways, NS Hispeed and NS Reizigers
Incident typeCollision
Statistics
Trains4
Passengers175
Deaths1
Injured3
Partial route map of
Breda–Rotterdam railway
km
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to Breda
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29.5
Dordrecht
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River Oude Maas
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31.5
Zwijndrecht
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to Betuweroute
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Kijfhoek
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on HSL-Zuid
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39.1
Barendrecht
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Crash site; to Betuweroute
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42.2
Rotterdam Lombardijen
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44.0
Rotterdam Stadion
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45.1
Rotterdam Zuid
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The Barendrecht train accident involved the collision between two freight trains on 24 September 2009 near Barendrecht, Netherlands. One of the drivers was killed and the other was seriously injured.

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Description

On 24 September 2009 NS Class 6400 locomotives Nos. 6415 and 6514 were involved in a head-on collision with an EMD 66 locomotive of ERS (No. 6616) near Barendrecht close to the point the line passes under the A15 motorway. One of the drivers was killed, the other seriously injured. Further collision with a passenger train was avoided when the driver braked heavily, though some passengers were injured. [1] [2] In March 2010 both the locomotives 6415 and 6514 were scrapped. [3] The cause of the collision was found to be partly due to a heart condition of one of the train drivers, and it was thought likely that the driver passed a red signal due to illness; additionally the automatic halting system on the track was of an outdated type. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Dode bij treinbotsing Barendrecht". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  2. Opruimen treinongeluk duurt nog dagen. nos.nl (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014.
  3. "Somda nieuws goederenvervoer, 2 jan 2011, Goederentreinen" [SOMDA news – 2 January 2011, freight trains] (in Dutch). somda.nl. section : DBSRN (DB Schenker Rail Netherlands). Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  4. "Machinist Barendrecht had hartkwaal", nos.nl (in Dutch), 24 November 2010
  5. Botsing tussen twee goederentreinen en een passagierstrein, 24 september 2009 Barendrecht (in Dutch), onderzoeksraad.nl, 18 January 2011

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