Author Topic: Train crash in France (Read 399 times)

Maverick · « **on:** October 11, 2006, 11:44:47 AM »

Sorry to see this on CNN headline news this morning. There are 5 dead so far and still more folks trapped inside. I hope there are no more fatalities.

Anyone from that area have anything further on it?

moot · « **Reply #1 on:** October 11, 2006, 11:51:55 AM »

I'll look at the news and let you know, if someone doesn't before me.

Nilsen · « **Reply #2 on:** October 11, 2006, 11:53:36 AM »

Sad stuff indeed, and yesterday 4 people died and 12 survived a planecrash here. Both are headline news over here.

The traincrash in france was a passenger vs freight train thing. There was maintnance on the main track and the passenger train was sent onto a different track.

-edit- 12 are dead in the french crash

Saintaw · « **Reply #3 on:** October 11, 2006, 12:04:22 PM »

It left from Luxembourg, pretty gruesome details on the news here.

... and of course, they are already asking "who can this be blamed on?"... meh

FiLtH · « **Reply #4 on:** October 11, 2006, 12:06:02 PM »

It amazes me in this day of technology we can put 2 trains on the same track without some type of warning.

Nilsen · « **Reply #5 on:** October 11, 2006, 12:18:58 PM »

Maybe somthing didnt work as it should because of the maintnance that was going on there.

Red Tail 444 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 11, 2006, 01:47:57 PM »

Yeah I saw a college classmate mowed down on a railroad back in '88. We would cut across the track in between classes (RR bisected campus). Kid was deaf, never heard it coming, couldn't head ppl screaming either...too far ahead for anything to do anything but watch...

Faces of Death was no longer of any interest to me after that scene.

moot · « **Reply #7 on:** October 12, 2006, 05:09:08 AM »

Sorry Mav, I got busy and it slipped from my mind.

storch · « **Reply #8 on:** October 12, 2006, 08:34:47 AM »

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Originally posted by Saintaw
It left from Luxembourg, pretty gruesome details on the news here.

... and of course, they are already asking "who can this be blamed on?"... meh

oh come on that's an easy one it was BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH. it's his fault.

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 12, 2006, 08:36:13 AM »

straffo · « **Reply #10 on:** October 12, 2006, 02:58:10 PM »

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Originally posted by FiLtH
It amazes me in this day of technology we can put 2 trains on the same track without some type of warning.

What didn't help is it was between 2 compagnies in 2 different countries.

Noir · « **Reply #11 on:** October 13, 2006, 05:05:57 AM »

They are traffic lights on both end of the track, one in Luxembourg, one in france. The french train had a green light, so the lux one had a red one.
The lux train stopped but for an unknow reason is rolled back resuting in a head on crash, a passager wagon lost half its lengh in the shock.

Maintenance was ok, its no british railroad !

Trikky · « **Reply #12 on:** October 13, 2006, 12:36:40 PM »

Hey the British privatisation was a huge success! Just because a few execs flirt with coroporate manslaughter charges each year when some 50p bolt falls off and kills 20 people doesn't mean its all bad. Its mostly owned by the French you know

Author Topic: Train crash in France (Read 399 times)

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