The Barendrecht train accident involved the collision between two freight trains on 24 September 2009 near
Barendrecht, Netherlands. One of the drivers was killed, the other was seriously injured.
Description
On 24 September 2009
NS Class 6400
The NS Class 6400 is a type of 4 axle diesel-electric freight locomotive. 120 were built by MaK and ABB between 1988 and 1994 for Nederlandse Spoorwegen.
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locomotives Nos. 6415 and 6514 were involved in a head-on collision with an
EMD 66 locomotive of
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(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. In March 2010 both the locomotives 6415 and 6514 were scrapped.
The cause of the accident 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that the driver passed a red signal due to illness; additionally the automatic halting system on the track was of an outdated type.
See also
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Lists of rail accidents
References
Railway accidents in 2009
Train collisions in the Netherlands
Barendrecht
Railway accidents involving a signal passed at danger
September 2009 events in Europe
2009 disasters in the Netherlands
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