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Dalfsen train crash
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The Dalfsen train crash occurred on 23 February 2016 when a passenger train collided with a tracked elevated work platform on a level crossing at Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands. One person was kille
The Spurt train pictured on the right was involved in the accident.
The Spurt train pictured on the right was involved in the accident.
Elevated platforms similar to the one involved in the crash
Elevated platforms similar to the one involved in the crash
Level crossings in the Netherlands are not provided with a means for drivers of large and/or slow vehicles to contact the signalman, whereas those in
Level crossings in the Netherlands are not provided with a means for drivers of large and/or slow vehicles to contact the signalman, whereas those in the United Kingdom are.
Hixon rail crash
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On 6 January 1968, a low-loader transporter carrying a 120-ton electrical transformer was struck by a British Rail express train on a recently installed automatic level crossing at Hixon, Staffordshir
Dalfsen train crash
…collision and causing danger on the railway. In September 2017, the driver was charged with causing a traffic accident resulting in death and injury. Hixon rail crash in Britain,1968…
Aerial photo of crash scene from accident inquiry; south is at the top. The transporter was crossing from west to east, the train approached from the
Aerial photo of crash scene from accident inquiry; south is at the top. The transporter was crossing from west to east, the train approached from the north.
The site of the accident in 1995. The level crossing has now been replaced with a bridge with the sections of road either side of the railway kept as
The site of the accident in 1995. The level crossing has now been replaced with a bridge with the sections of road either side of the railway kept as cul-de-sacs.
A Class AL1 locomotive similar to the one involved in the accident, 1979
A Class AL1 locomotive similar to the one involved in the accident, 1979
A level crossing in Lincolnshire, showing the improved signage introduced from 1969. This crossing also has an additional warning sign regarding the r
A level crossing in Lincolnshire, showing the improved signage introduced from 1969. This crossing also has an additional warning sign regarding the risk of long vehicles being grounded.