User:Tabletop/Accident
Accidents include:
Switzerland[edit]
- 2008 at Allinges level crossing over French border - 7 killed
Crash[edit]
Stein-Saeckingen 1991 - 8 tank cars derailed
Kerang Trial[edit]
- Driver doing unsafe speed (100km/h) [18]
- From 180 metres they don't grab your attention. [19]
The accident occurred in bright sunshine and the truck was travelling more or less due north into the sun. Glare off the road would have been a problem.
The lights were alleged to be hard to see.
The speed limited truck (100km/h) was travelling at 120km/h!? Trucks without speed limiters have a speed limit of 90km/h. The road speed limit for cars would be 110km/h.
Another truck driver Scott said that the lights were visible 100m away. (What is braking distance for truck from 100km/h and 120km/h)?
Apparently the railway timetable had changed. So what! You are supposed to lookout at the flashing lights. [20]
Scott said that trees obscured the view of the southbound train. So what! You are supposed to lookout at the flashing lights. [21]
Scholl: "I didn't see it!". [22]. What? The train or the flashing lights!?. What was truck driver Scholl looking out for? At a level crossing with flashing lights, forget the train, look out for the flashing lights.
Level Crossing Bulletin [25] Tabletop (talk) 03:20, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
"Truck industry want trains to be more visible." (What about flashing lights to be more visible)" [26]
Audit says [incandescent] lights not noticable enough. [27]
V/line concerned that locals unaware of new timetable. [28]
See also[edit]
Derailment detectors[edit]
- Railwatch [29]
- Derailment detectors fitted to 620 Swiss tank wagons [30]
Websites[edit]
- Danger-ahead
- BNet
- Canada
- Freebase
- Railwatch
- Railwatch Sites
- swiss railway derailment chemical 1994-07-13
- Safety News
- SBB Accidents
- ETDE Database
- Swedish report
- Accidents 101
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.icis.com/Articles/1994/04/07/28977/derailment-causes-epichlorohydrin-spill.html
- ^ http://www.bahnindustrie.info/uploads/media/04_Knorr.pdf
- ^ http://www.gulfnews.com/world/France/10218134.html
- ^ http://genevalunch.com/2008/06/04/update-train-bus-accident-near-thonons/
- ^ http://www.eawag.ch/publications/eawagnews/www_en53/en53e_screen/en53e_schmidt_s.pdf
- ^ http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/brakes/knorr_bremse/press3.html
- ^ http://www.otif.ch/otif/_epdf/06_04_INF_CH_2_E.pdf
- ^ Explosion
- ^ http://www.eawag.ch/publications/eawagnews/www_en52/en52e_screen/en52e_zwank_s.pdf
- ^ Derailment Detectors
- ^ Derailment Detectors
- ^ http://www.bvsde.paho.org/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=bvsde.bibliografica&lang=e&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=BVSDE.REPIDI.00014332&indexSearch=ID
- ^ http://books.google.com.au/books?id=KRuEQwvVdPAC&pg=PA1211&lpg=PA1211&dq=affoltern+derailment+1994&source=bl&ots=Uun9x5jVFn&sig=k9ZjapoBWqa_sfbpvwoGMd1eqrA&hl=en&ei=IF-vSambO4nOtQOzuvRz&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA1140,M1
- ^ http://www.icis.com/Articles/1994/04/07/28977/derailment-causes-epichlorohydrin-spill.html
- ^ http://chemweek.com/search/?query=derailment&sortby=dd&skp=20
- ^ https://www.search.zurich.com/web/rep/s/search/kno_suggest_more_slot.jhtml?docid=195735
- ^ French Lausance Derailment
- ^ http://www.google.com.au/search?q=Kerang+speed&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a
- ^ http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/820334/kerang-passenger-dived-to-safety-court
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/29/2584396.htm
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/29/2584396.htm
- ^ http://currentaffairs.ninemsn.com.au/national/818809/trial-of-kerang-crash-truckie-resumes
- ^ http://www.watoday.com.au/national/truck-hitting-train-was-like-a-bomb-going-off-20090526-bm3t.html?page=2
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/14/2335766.htm
- ^ http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/2008/pdf/rail_bulletin.pdf
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/06/2267227.htm
- ^ http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/820334/kerang-passenger-dived-to-safety-court
- ^ http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/820334/kerang-passenger-dived-to-safety-court
- ^ http://www.railwaygazette.com/ur_single/article/1998/10/6473/derailment_detectors/archive/Sydney/browse/6.html?tx_ttnews[backPid]=110&cHash=c20a86a843 RGI
- ^ http://www.railwaygazette.com/news_view/article/2003/03/1571/derailment_detectors_fitted_to_swiss_tank_wagons.html