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Old 15th May 2006, 21:21
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Swiss train crash.

I forgot to post this news item earlier. The collision took place on 28th April 2006 at a place called Thun near to the Swiss capital of Bern. A German (DBAG) ICE train travelling from the Swiss lakeside resort of Interlaken to Berlin collided with Two BLS (Bern-Loetschberg-Simplon railway) Re465 locos. It appears that the two BLS locos should have been in a siding but somehow managed to foul the main line on which the ICE was travelling.
There are photos of the accident here (scroll down the page)
There were no serious injuries and the eight or so people who were admitted to hospital were all discharged the following day.
The damaged Re465 was taken to the nearby BLS workshops at Spiez on a wheel skate but the damaged ICE power car had to be returned to Germany by road. Photos here (half way down page)
This event shows that even the Swiss aren't perfect
John.
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