Railway accident near Halfweg (1972)

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

Derailment near Halfweg

History

On 22 November 1972 derailed diesel locomotive No. 2279, 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]

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

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