Netherlands trains crash

Two trains met head on at Sloterdijk on the line that connects Amsterdam with Schiphol airport. That line crosses over another main line.

It's not yet clear how it happened. A number of people were injured and one person has died. The Netherlands has a good record of having few accidents.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17807697

it was not a head on, but a rear ender, both trains were heading for Amsterdam Central Station.
The IRM is a constructive total loss all cars buckled at crush zones.
sadly one passenger died and 17 still in hospital.
If you look at picture you can see the reason for our FRA crush strenght
http://schlijper.nl/120421-199-treinbot ... park.photo

If that train had fra crush strenght , more people would have been injured . the crumple zones did their job as intended .

DutchRailnut wrote:it was not a head on, but a rear ender, both trains were heading for Amsterdam Central Station.
The IRM is a constructive total loss all cars buckled at crush zones.
sadly one passenger died and 17 still in hospital.
If you look at picture you can see the reason for our FRA crush strenght
http://schlijper.nl/120421-199-treinbot ... park.photo

Is there any other country that uses the American regulations? If not, do you ever wonder why?

like hit a 150 ton hpper train with a IRM ??
don't think so...
anyway my info was wrong, it was a head on the SLT ran a red signal and hit IRM head on.
speed around 18 mph .

I think you need to watch mythbusters , or maybe the fra does .

the Mythbuster guys may be smart but are not answer to all, just like Faux news is not

faux news would probably be reporting proable terroist involvement .

About 20 years ago Sloterdijk was an interesting new station and I went to see it. The line to Schiphol goes off at 90 degrees and passes on an upper station at right angles to the original line. I can't think of any reason why trains should go head to head. I assume there will have been a signalling problem.

the sprinter left Centraal station towards Harlem and ran a signal, heading right into path of train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Centraal.

Investigation

That the driver missed the signal has now been confirmed by an investigation carried out by track operator ProRail. The report was presented to parliament in a briefing on Monday evening by Melanie Schultz van Haegen, caretaker transport minister since the fall of the cabinet on Saturday.

According to the report, if the signal had been fitted with the latest safety system, the train would have been brought to a halt and the crash could have been avoided, the NRC reports.

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2 ... void_p.php

According to a member of another forum I frequent who is from the Netherlands, this section of track is controlled by a signal system that is 60 years old.