Beaumont-Hamel railway accident
In the railway accident at Beaumont-Hamel on June 25, 1921, the end of a train derailed near Beaumont-Hamel . 25 people died.
the accident
The last four cars of a fast train of the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord , which on the Paris-Lille railway from Lille to Paris was traveling derailed when he the bridge over the Ancre sailed. The cause was a defect on the track and a baggage car running at the end of the train , which should not have been used there. The derailed wagons fell down an embankment. 25 people died and 60 were also injured.
literature
- Peter WB Semmens: Disasters on the rails. A worldwide documentation. Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71030-3 .
Remarks
- ↑ Semmens, p. 61, incorrectly states “Beaucourt Hamel” as the scene of the accident.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Semmens, p. 61.
Coordinates: 50 ° 3 ′ 45.6 " N , 2 ° 39 ′ 52.4" E