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List Of Tram Accidents
This is a worldwide list of accidents An accident is an unintended, normally unwanted event that was not directly caused by humans. The term ''accident'' implies that nobody should be blamed, but the event may have been caused by unrecognized or unaddressed risks. Most researcher ... involving trams (or streetcars in U.S. English) in which there was significant damage to the tramcar, or involving severe injury or death to those in the tramcar. Pedestrian fatalities are outside the scope of this list. Argentina *On 12 July 1930, electric tram no. 75 on Line 105 travelling from Temperley to Lanús in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, plunged into the Matanza River when the driver attempted to cross the Bosch Bridge without realising that the central Bascule bridge, bascule was raised. 56 out of 60 passengers died and only 4 survived, making this the deadliest tram accident anywhere in the world. Australia *In January 1864, well-known Anglo-Australian musician and composer Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tram Accident
A tram accident is any accident involving a tram. Alternatively, any accident involving a tram or a tram system may be considered a tram accident. The latter definition is more commonly used in public safety studies. Tram systems are typically considered to be environmentally friendly, efficient and cost effective methods of transport within urban areas. However, safety concerns associated with tram systems – particularly poor maneuverability and long braking distances – cannot be ignored. The research indicates that for each kilometer traveled, trams are 12 times more likely to be involved in a serious accident than a car. Limited information on tram accidents exists in scientific literature. Causes Tram car accidents The tram car may be damaged during derailment or collision with other vehicles or pedestrians. Tram derailments are often caused by damaged track, collisions with obstacles, junction failures, or excessive speed at a junction or curve. Additionally, collis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia Electric Railway
The British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) was an historic railway which operated in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Originally the parent company for, and later a division of, BC Electric Company (now BC Hydro), the BCER assumed control of existing streetcar and interurban lines in southwestern British Columbia in 1897, and operated the electric railway systems in the region until the last interurban service was discontinued in 1958. During and after the streetcar era, BC Electric also ran bus and trolleybus systems in Greater Vancouver and bus service in Greater Victoria; these systems subsequently became part of BC Transit, and the routes in Greater Vancouver eventually came under the control of TransLink. Trolley buses still run in the City of Vancouver with one line extending into Burnaby. History Streetcar and interurban services were inaugurated in southwestern British Columbia between 1890 and 1891, operated by the following companies: * National Electric Tramw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Munich C-131 Crash
On 17 December 1960, a Convair C-131D Samaritan operated by the United States Air Force on a flight from Munich to RAF Northolt crashed shortly after take-off from Munich-Riem Airport, due to fuel contamination. All 20 passengers and crew on board as well as 32 people on the ground were killed. Accident On 17 December 1960, the Samaritan was due to fly from Munich-Riem airport in Germany to RAF Northolt in the United Kingdom with 13 passengers and 7 crew. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft lost power to one of its two Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engines. Unable to maintain altitude and with bad visibility due to fog, it hit the steeple of St. Paul's Church next to the Oktoberfest site (then vacant) in the Ludwigsvorstadt borough. Subsequently, at 2:10 PM, it crashed into a crowded two-section Munich tramway car on Martin-Greif-Straße, close to Bayerstraße. All 13 passengers and 7 crew members on the plane died. 32 people on the ground were killed and 20 were injured. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasila Railway Station
Pasila station ( fi, Pasilan rautatieasema, sv, Böle järnvägstation; previous Swedish name was ''Fredriksberg'' until 1990) is a railway station in Helsinki, Finland, approximately north of Helsinki Central. It is the second busiest railway station in Finland, after Helsinki Central, and takes up a large part of the district of Pasila. The station was first opened in 1862 along the Finnish Main Line. The current (and fourth) station building opened in 2019. Pasila station is used to ease the congestion on the city's central station by serving as an alternate point of departure or arrival within Helsinki. All trains, both long-distance and local, travelling to and from Helsinki stop at Pasila. The Finnish Main Line going to the north (to Oulu via Tampere) and the Rantarata going to the west (to Turku) separate from each other at Pasila railway station. The Helsinki commuter trains in the direction of Riihimäki as well as all long-distance trains except those going to Turku u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trams In Helsinki
The Helsinki tram network forms part of the Helsinki public transport system organised by Helsinki Regional Transport Authority and operated by Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd (Finnish: Pääkaupunkiseudun Kaupunkiliikenne Oy, Swedish: Huvudstadsregionens Stadstrafik Ab) in the Finnish capital city of Helsinki. The trams are the main means of transport in the city centre. 56.7 million trips were made in 2013. Helsingin kaupungin liikennelaitos The Helsinki system is one of the oldest electrified tram networks in the world. Lines In 2017, approximately of double track was in operation with 11 routes. Additional lines In addition to the 10 regular lines two special ones exist: the museum line operated by Helsinki City Transport in collaboration with Oy Stadin Ratikat Ab Stadin Ratikat and the Spårakoff pub tram, both of which run during the summer months. These lines do not appear in the route map included with this article. * Approximate week day figures in 24-hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trams In Vyborg
Vyborg, in Finland until 1940, and since then in Russia, had an electric tramway network from 1912 to 1957. See also * History of rail transport in Finland * History of rail transport in Russia * List of town tramway systems in Europe * Trams in Finland * Rail transport in Finland * Rail transport in Russia External links Finnish Tramway Society - official website {{Trams in Russia Transport in Vyborg Tram transport in Finland, Vyborg Tram transport in Russia, Vyborg Defunct town tramway systems by city, Vyborg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vřesina (Ostrava-City District)
Vřesina is a municipality and village in Ostrava-City District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. History The first written mention of Vřesina is from 1377. Twin towns – sister cities Klimkovice is twinned with: * Kornowac Kornowac is a village in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kornowac. It lies approximately east of Racibórz and south-west of the regional capital Kat ..., Poland References External links * Villages in Ostrava-City District {{MoraviaSilesia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dopravní Podnik Ostrava
Dopravní podnik Ostrava (DPO) is a city transport company from Ostrava, Czech Republic. The company operates trolleybuses, trams and buses. The transport company was formed in 1949 from a merger of the companies ''Společnost moravských místních drah, Zemských drah, Místní drahy Ostrava-Karviná'' and ''Vítkovické závodní dráhy.'' Today DPO is entirely owned by the City of Ostrava. DPO today owns 64 trolleybuses, 272 trams and 299 buses. Lines DPO runs 16 tramway lines, 13 trolleybus lines and 52 bus lines. The first tram line was opened on 18 August 1894 from the train station to Vítkovice. It was opened to the public on 1 May 1901. Steam tram Steam is a substance containing water in the gas phase, and sometimes also an aerosol of liquid water droplets, or air. This may occur due to evaporation or due to boiling, where heat is applied until water reaches the enthalpy of vaporization. ...s ran until 1922. Trolleybuses have operated in Ostrava since 1952. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trams In Zagreb
The Zagreb tram network, run by the Zagrebački električni tramvaj (ZET), consists of 15 day and 4 night lines in Zagreb, Croatia. Trams operate on of metre gauge route. During the day every line runs on average every 5–10 minutes, but almost every station serves at least two routes. Nighttime lines have exact timetables averaging at about every 40 minutes. The first horsecar tram line was opened in 1891, and the first electric tram ran in 1910. Zagreb's tram system transported 204 million passengers in 2008. History At the end of the 19th century rapid urbanisation took place in Zagreb. City fathers started discussing the idea of installing horsecar system in Zagreb. The construction of one gauge tram track began on 11 May 1891. Trams should have been put in service on 15 August 1891, on the opening day of the Jubilee Economic-Forestry Exhibition. Due to vehicle delivery delay, however, the tram was instead put in service on 5 September 1891. That day was officially taken as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Zagreb Tram Accident
On 31 October 1954, in Zagreb, Croatia, a tram accident happened on Mirogoj Road, a steep road leading from Medveščak Street to Mirogoj Cemetery. A tram lost control during descent and crashed, killing 19 passengers, while 37 were injured, making this one of the worst tram accidents in the world. Events At 8:30 in the morning, the M-24 tram left garage no. 21 traveling on line 13 which was, at the time, the relation between Mirogoj and Šoštarićeva Street (several hundred metres east of Ban Jelačić Square). The tram traveled downhill from Mirogoj towards the intersection Gupčeva Zvijezda. About 60 people had boarded the tram at Mirogoj, having been to the cemetery in preparation of All Saints' Day. The driver released the parking brake and started to descend the hill. Upon reaching the first curve, he attempted to apply the track brake to no effect. He then used the emergency brake, which releases sand onto the tracks in order to increase friction, but the tram was going ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Transportation Commission
Toronto Transportation Commission (TTC) was the public transit operator in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, beginning in 1921. It operated buses, streetcars and the island ferries. The system was renamed the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) in 1954. History Toronto's first public transportation company was the Williams Omnibus Bus Line and owned by undertaker Burt Williams. The franchise carried passengers in horse-drawn stagecoaches along Yonge Street between the St. Lawrence Market and the village of Yorkville for sixpence in 1849. The city granted the first franchise for a street railway in 1861 to Alexander Easton under the franchise of Toronto Street Railways (TSR) and Metropolitan Street Railway of Toronto (MSR) in 1885. In 1891, the franchise was passed onto William Mackenzie's Toronto Railway Company for 30 years. Outside of the city there were a number of other operators, including: * Toronto and York Radial Railway * Toronto Suburban Railway Prior to the establishment of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queenston, Ontario
Queenston is a compact rural community and unincorporated place north of Niagara Falls in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. It is bordered by Highway 405 to the south and the Niagara River to the east; its location at the eponymous Queenston Heights (heights) on the Niagara Escarpment led to the establishment of the Queenston Quarry in the area. Across the river and the Canada–US border is the village of Lewiston, New York. The Lewiston-Queenston Bridge links the two communities. This village is at the point where the Niagara River began eroding the Niagara Escarpment. During the ensuing 12,000 years the Falls cut an long gorge in the Escarpment southward to its present-day position. In the early 19th century, the community's name was spelled as Queenstown. Queenston marks the southern terminus of the Bruce Trail. The cairn marking the trail's terminus is in a parking lot, about 160 metres (520 ft) from General Brock's Monument on the easterly side of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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