Friedewald train collision
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The Friedewald train collision was a railway accident on 12 September 2009 in Saxony, Germany. It involved two steam-hauled passenger trains of the narrow gauge heritage Radebeul–Radeburg railway (German: Lößnitzgrundbahn). One hundred and twenty-one people were injured, four of them seriously. Substantial damage was sustained by the locomotives and rolling stock.
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Date | 12 September 2009 17:45 local time (15:45 UTC) |
Location | Between Friedewald and Friedewald Bad stations |
Coordinates | 51°07′58″N 13°39′27″E |
Country | Germany |
Line | Lößnitzgrundbahn |
Operator | Sächsische Dampfeisenbahngesellschaft mbH |
Incident type | Head-on collision |
Cause | Crew error: train leaving station on single-track line without permission |
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Trains | Two steam-hauled passenger trains |
Passengers | c250 |
Deaths | 0 |
Injured | 121, including 4 serious |
Damage | Severe damage to two locomotives and twelve carriages |
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