Barendrecht train accident

Barendrecht train accident

Damaged train from the accident
Details
Date 24 September 2009
Location Barendrecht
Country Netherlands
Rail line Betuweroute and Breda–Rotterdam railway
Operator DB Schenker, ERS Railways, NS Hispeed and NS Reizigers
Type of incident Collision
Statistics
Trains 4
Passengers 175
Deaths 1
Injuries 2
Partial route map of
Breda–Rotterdam railway
Legend
 Kms
to Breda
 29.5 Dordrecht
 River Oude Maas
 31.5 Zwijndrecht
to Betuweroute
 Kijfhoek
on HSL-Zuid
 to Antwerpen-Centraal
 39.1 Barendrecht

Crash site; to Betuweroute
 42.2 Rotterdam Lombardijen
 44.0 Rotterdam Stadion
 45.1 Rotterdam Zuid
 to Rotterdam Centraal

The Barendrecht train accident involved the collision between two freight trains on 24 September 2009 near Barendrecht, Netherlands. One of the drivers was killed, the other was seriously injured.

Description

On 24 September 2009 NS Class 6400 locomotives Nos. 6415 and 6514 were involved in a head on collision with an EMD 66 locomotive of ERS (No. 6616) near Barendrecht close to the point the line passes under the A15 motorway.[1] One of the drivers was killed, the other seriously injured. Further collision with a passenger train was avoided when the driver braked heavily, though some passengers were injured.[2][3] In March 2010 both the locomotives 6415 and 6514 were scrapped.[4] The cause of the accident was found to be partly due to a heart condition of one of the train drivers; it was thought likely that the driver passed a red signal due to illness; additionally the automatic halting system on the track was of an outdated type.[5][6]

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Coordinates: 51°51′54″N 4°32′38″E / 51.86500°N 4.54389°E