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Magude Train Disaster
The Magude train disaster occurred on 27 March 1974 in Magude, Maputo Province, Magude, Portuguese Mozambique, when a train carrying passengers from Rhodesia collided head-on with a Mozambican freight train, causing an explosion that killed 70 people and injured 200. At the time, it was the worst rail disaster in Mozambique's history. Overview In the early morning or evening of 27 March 1974, a southbound train carrying passengers from Rhodesia crashed head-on with a stationary northbound Mozambican freight train that was holding, among other things, petroleum products. The crash occurred in Magude District, Magude, Portuguese Mozambique, some miles north of the capital, Lourenço Marques (now Maputo). The collision caused the petroleum products aboard the freight train to explode and shower burning oil over several Passenger car (rail), coaches of the passenger train. The extreme heat caused the affected cars to melt, killing the passengers inside. Several passengers from the coac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magude, Maputo Province
Magude is a town in Maputo Province in southern Mozambique. It is the seat of Magude District. History On 27 March 1974, the Magude train disaster, in which a passenger train collided head-on with a freight train carrying petroleum products, caused 70 deaths and 200 injuries. Transport The town lies on a railway junction on the southern system. See also * Transport in Mozambique Resources on Magude * Populated places in Maputo Province {{Mozambique-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Rail Accidents
This is the list of rail accident lists. Lists By year By type *By country * By death toll *Terrorist incidents See also * Classification of railway accidents * Derailment *Rail Transport * Train wreck A train wreck, train collision, train accident or train crash is a type of disaster involving one or more trains. Train wrecks often occur as a result of miscommunication, as when a moving train meets another train on the same track; or an acci ... * Tram accident * Train-pedestrian fatalities {{DEFAULTSORT:Rail accidents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Accidents In 1974
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
