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Railway accident near Halfweg (1972)

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Derailment near Halfweg

At the Railway accident near Halfweg on 22 November 1972, the locomotive of a work train derailed near Halfweg in North Holland.

History

On 22 November 1972 derailed diesel locomotive No. 2279 (class 2201-2350), which hauled a work train near Halfweg. After the derailment it came in the mud beside the embankment to a standstill. It had to be wrecked in situ. Although the locomotive had just been refurbished in the Tilburg workshops, it could not be salvaged from the accident site, which was very muddy being a combination of peat and swamp. The longer the locomotive was left there, the more it sank into the muddy soil. One bogie had to be left embedded in the mud.

See also

References

  1. ^ Wisselkoerier. Voorwoord voorzitter. 29e Jaargang 2017 nr: maart Modelspoorvereniging MD Drachten e.o. S. 14. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. NS 2279: Ready for turn out? Klaar om uit te rukken?

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