Railway accident in Waldenburg

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The Waldenburg railway accident occurred on October 22, 1913, when a runaway freight car collided with a train on the Waldenburg tram . 14 people died.

Starting position

There was a violent storm on the day of the accident . On the Waldburger freight station (now Wałbrzych ) of the Prussian State Railway was ranked . An empty gondola was parked, which had not been secured against rolling away by either a handbrake or a drag shoe .

the accident

The freight car was hit by the storm and driven onto the open road . There he rolled over a level crossing that a Waldenburg tram train had just crossed. 14 people died in the collision.

literature

  • Ludwig Stockert : Railway accidents (new episode) - Another contribution to railway operations theory . Berlin 1920, no.174

Coordinates: 50 ° 47 '4.3 "  N , 16 ° 17' 1.5"  E