Auschwitz railway accident
In the railway accident at Auschwitz (today: Oświęcim , Poland ) on August 3, 1918, a mixed train derailed during an emergency braking on the Vistula Bridge in Auschwitz . At least eight people died in the accident .
Starting position
The heavily delayed freight train 76, on the railway line Vienna - Krakow road, stopped at the "stop" pointing Einfahrsignal the station Auschwitz on the Vistula bridge.
This was followed by the schedule interval of time circulating mixed train no. 62. In this train running according to the engine 13 services and passenger cars , with a compressed air brakes were fitted. This was followed by 46 freight wagons with hand-operated spindle brakes .
the accident
Due to the mistake of a block attendant , train 62 had access to the section of the route that was still occupied by train 76. Freight train 76 was just starting when the engine driver of train no. 62 noticed it in front of him. It immediately triggered emergency braking, which only worked on the first 13 cars equipped with compressed air brakes . The following 46 wagons continued to roll and exerted such pressure on the braked part of the train that 7 of the braked wagons derailed and 5 fell into the Vistula .
consequences
At least eight people, according to other sources 20, died in the accident , 30 were injured, some seriously.
literature
- Bernhard Püschel: Historical railway disasters. A chronicle of accidents from 1840 to 1926 . Freiburg 1977. ISBN 3-88255-838-5 - With a photo of the scene of the accident (p. 116).
- Ludwig Stockert : Railway accidents (new episode) - Another contribution to railway operations theory . Berlin 1920, No. 55
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 50 ° 3 ′ 54.6 ″ N , 19 ° 14 ′ 3.8 ″ E