Twello train accident
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| Twello train accident | |
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.jpg) Twello railway station in 1900 (before the accident) | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 22 December 1900 |
| Location | Twello railway station, Twello |
| Coordinates | 52°14′17″N 6°6′0″E / 52.23806°N 6.10000°E |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Incident type | Head-to-head collision |
| Cause | Wrong set railroad switch |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 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, in the Netherlands.[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 then collided with the stationary regional train.[2][3][4][5] Two men from Deventer died. Five passengers were seriously injured and two conductors sustained minor injuries. Two station officials were sentenced in January 1901 to six weeks' imprisonment.[6]
