Railway accident near Halfweg (1972)
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At the Railway accident near Halfweg on 22 November 1972, the locomotive of a work train derailed near Halfweg in North Holland.
History[edit]
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.[1] 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.[2] One bogie had to be left embedded in the mud.[1]
See also[edit]
Media related to Halfweg rail accident on 22 November 1972 at Wikimedia Commons- Railway accident near Halfweg (1966)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Wisselkoerier. Voorwoord voorzitter. 29e Jaargang 2017 nr: maart Modelspoorvereniging MD Drachten e.o. S. 14. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ NS 2279: Ready for turn out? Klaar om uit te rukken?