Railway accident in Dresden-Neustadt

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The railway accident in Dresden-Neustadt on September 22, 1918 was a rear-end collision between two express trains in the apron of Dresden-Neustadt station . At least 18 people died.

Starting position

The route in front of the entrance to the Dresden-Neustadt train station was secured by a route block, and the view that evening was good.

The P  1513 had been traveling on the Borsdorf – Coswig railway from Leipzig via Döbeln to Dresden and was immediately in front of the entrance to Dresden-Neustadt station . It was followed by the D 196 from Berlin to Dresden. This in turn was followed by the D 13 Leipzig – Dresden within the block. Because of the short time gap between the two express trains, the D 13 had to slow down in Radebeul and Trachau because the pre-signals showed "expect stop" because the train ahead was still blocking the corresponding block section.

the accident

At around 9:28 p.m. the P 1513 stopped in front of the entry signal for the Dresden-Neustadt station due to a damaged locomotive . Due to the block of the route, the signal with the designation "Posten 30", which secured the entrance to the block section occupied by the passenger train, showed "Halt" for the following train. The D 196 now had to wait in front of this “stop” signal.

The engine driver of the D 13 interpreted the signal in Pieschen “Halt” to be incorrect because of a color blindness which was not known and which was only found out during the subsequent investigations and believed that it showed “Freedom to move”: he confused the red and green light and drove so into the route section occupied by the D 196. Before the distant signal of the post 30, which secured the following block section and "expect stop" showed he braked, but only managed 40 meters before the impact on the D 196 a rapid braking one. The impact on the stationary D 196 could no longer be prevented.

consequences

Grave of an accident victim in the Striesener Friedhof with reference to the railway accident

At least 18 people died and a further 118 were injured. The D 13 locomotive was only slightly damaged by the impact, but the D 196 was pushed forward 10 m. The last two cars wedged into each other and were mostly smashed together with the two cars in front. These cars also caught fire.

In the subsequent criminal proceedings , the locomotive driver was not held accountable due to his color blindness because he had run over the signal showing "Halt". However, since he should have recognized the final signal of the D 196 - a final signal is always red, so there is no mistaking it for a green light - but he braked too late, he was sentenced to 8 months in prison for negligent transport risk. The locomotive stoker received the same penalty.

literature

  • Kurt Kaiß u. Matthias Hengst: Dresden's Railway 1894–1994 . Düsseldorf, 1994, ISBN 3-87094-350-5
  • Bernhard Püschel: Historical railway disasters. A chronicle of accidents from 1840 to 1926 . Freiburg 1977. ISBN 3-88255-838-5
  • Ludwig von Stockert : Railway accidents (new episode) - Another contribution to railway operations theory . Berlin 1920, No. 100.

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Remarks

  1. ↑ The Dresden regional edition of the "Bild" newspaper gives the highest number of deaths, 43, other numbers are also given elsewhere.
  2. ↑ Stockert gives 33 dead, 35 seriously and more than 29 slightly injured.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kaiß / stallion; Stockert: Railway accidents (NF).
  2. ↑ Kaiß / stallion; Stockert: Railway accidents (NF).
  3. ↑ Kaiß / stallion; Stockert: Railway accidents (NF).
  4. ^ Stockert: Railway accidents (NF).
  5. ↑ Photo of the accident site near Püschel, p. 117. There no traces of fire can be seen on the vehicles involved in the accident.
  6. ↑ Kaiß / stallion.

Coordinates: 51 ° 4 ′ 20.5 ″  N , 13 ° 44 ′ 4 ″  E