Leichholz railway accident

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The railway accident in Leichholz on December 27, 1941 was a rear-end collision between an express train and a broken-down freight train near the Leichholz station , Brandenburg (today: Drzewce, Lebus Voivodeship ). 44 people died.

Starting position

The freight train Dg 7053, a tank car , the gasoline had charged that sailed railway line Frankfurt (Oder) -Poznań east. The route did not have an Indusi fuse that would trigger an emergency brake when a signal indicating "Stop" is passed. A train separation occurred between the stations of Sternberg (today: Torzym) and Leichholz , which resulted in an emergency braking and the train stopped in front of the Leichholz station.

The freight train was shortly followed on the same route by the D 123 from Berlin-Charlottenburg to Warsaw . The locomotive of the D 123 was a steam locomotive of the Polish railroad of the PKP class Pt31 , which was initially numbered 39 1010p at the Deutsche Reichsbahn , later the designation 19 164. There was heavy snowdrift .

the accident

The accident happened before the staff of the freight train could secure the broken train to the rear. The engine driver of the express train saw because of poor visibility, a "stop" pointing block signal , which should secure the broken-down freight train backwards, very late. It slowed down to around 40 km / h before it collided with the rear part of the stationary freight train at around 1:56 a.m. This also led to the explosion of gasoline carried on the freight train .

consequences

44 people died, 67 were also injured. A number of freight cars burned out, as did the baggage car , a mail car , a sleeping car and two passenger cars of the D 123.

15 accident victims known by name and 7 unidentified victims were buried in a communal grave in Koritten (today: Koryta) in January 1942 .

literature

Remarks

  1. ↑ This includes five one who later died in hospital and 13 since the accident Missing court for declared dead were
  2. ^ The statistics of the Deutsche Reichsbahn indicate only 41 dead and 57 injured for 1941.
  3. ↑ Eyewitness report with numerous deviations from the files (see: Buhr) - a typical problem of oral history .

Individual evidence

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Coordinates: 52 ° 17 '37.1 "  N , 15 ° 5' 24.7"  E