Railway accident in Stéblová
In the railway accident Stéblová met on 14 November 1960 at the exit from the station Stéblová , Czechoslovakia (: now Czech Republic ), a diesel railcar with one of a steam locomotive drawn passenger train together. 118 people died and 110 were seriously injured.
the accident
Fog prevailed in Stéblová on the afternoon of the day of the accident . The trains were supposed to leave the station one after the other as the routes of both trains crossed. Both trains were busy commuter trains that took people home.
While one of the trains was running properly according to the signal status, the second train - inadvertently - received the departure order from the train supervisor . Due to the fog , the engine driver did not recognize that the exit signal , which was binding for him , was showing "Halt". So it came to a collision.
After the collision, the engine driver of the steam locomotive tipped hot coals to prevent the boiler from cracking. This ignited leaking diesel fuel from the railcar, which immediately began to burn. Most of the dead or injured succumbed to burns or smoke inhalation .
consequences
Due to the press censorship prevailing in the political system at the time , the accident was only briefly mentioned in the media and otherwise remained silent, although it was the worst railway accident in the history of Czechoslovakia.
See also
literature
- Edgar A. Haine: Railroad Wrecks . Cornwall Books 1994.
Web links
- NN: 110 Dead in Crash of 2 Czech Trains . In: The New York Times v. November 16, 1960, p. 9.
Coordinates: 50 ° 5 ′ 21.1 ″ N , 15 ° 45 ′ 2.5 ″ E