Twello train accident

Twello train accident

Twello railway station in 1900 (before the accident)
Date	22 december 1900
Location	Twello railway station, Twello
Country	Netherlands
Type of incident	Head-to-head collision
Cause	Wrong set railroad switch
Statistics
Trains	2
Deaths	2
Injuries	7 (5 seriously, 2 minor)

The Twello train accident was a railway accident on 22 December 1900 at 21:00 in front of the Twello railway station, Twello.^[1] The express train from Amsterdam (Sneltrein 238; pulled by an NS 1600) collided head-to-head with a regional train (Stoptrein 927; pulled by an NS 1600) from Almelo to Apeldoorn. Normally these trains pass each other at Bathmen, but due to a delay of the express train, the crossing was changed to Twello. The crash happened because the person who takes care of the railroad switch failed to set a switch, allowing two trains on the same track. The express train rode into the stil standing regional train.^[2][3][4][5] Two men from Deventer died. Five passengers were seriously injured and two conductors were minor injured. Two station officials were sentenced in January 1901 to six weeks imprisonment.^[6]

Gallery

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  A NS 1600 locomotive. A ~two year older version that pulled both trains

References

2. "no title" (in Dutch). Goessche Courant . 25 December 1900. p. 2.
3. "no title" (in Dutch). Haarlem's Dagblad . 25 December 1900. p. 2.
4. "no title" (in Dutch). De Rijnbode. 30 December 1900.
5. "Het spoorwegongeluk bij Twello" (in Dutch). Vliegend blaadje : nieuws- en advertentiebode voor Den Helder . 29 December 1900. p. 1.
6. Jongerius, René (1993). Spoorwegongevallen in Nederland 1839-1993. Deel 22 in de boekenreeks van de NVBS (in Dutch). Schuyt & Co (Haarlem). ISBN 9060973410.