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Date: 06/03/22 07:14
Derailment in German Alps
Author: stevelv

https://www.foxnews.com/world/germany-train-derails-alps-dead

More here https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10882007/Train-derails-German-Alps-leaving-multiple-people-dead.html



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/03/22 08:14 by stevelv.

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Date: 06/03/22 08:42
Re: Derailment in German Alps
Author: Jeff

The array of responder resources is amazing.  Only in Germany. Jeff

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Date: 06/03/22 09:47
Equipment Involved? was: Derailment in German Alps
Author: prr4828

What type of passenger equipment was involved? Was it electric, push-pull or DMU? Do these trains sets have active-tilt tech?

In the photos, one end is upright and derailed. The other end appears to be on the rail. Which way was the train going?

Thanks,

* JB *

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Date: 06/03/22 11:46
Re: Equipment Involved? was: Derailment in German Alps
Author: Bunny218

Look's like electric push pull operation and I'm suspecting the cab car was leading, so the loco was in push mode. Basing that on the cars being pushed together from the locomotive end.

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Date: 06/03/22 12:38
Re: Equipment Involved? was: Derailment in German Alps
Author: DevalDragon

Could PTC have prevented this?

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Date: 06/03/22 13:53
Re: Equipment Involved? was: Derailment in German Alps
Author: SOO6617

DevalDragon Wrote:
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> Could PTC have prevented this?

To soon to tell exactly what caused the accident. According to postings on Dreschiebe Online the accident happened on a large fill with no switches nearby. Train was RB 59458. The consist was a Class 111 electric locomotive and 5 doubledeck coaches.

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Date: 06/03/22 23:22
Re: Equipment Involved? was: Derailment in German Alps
Author: Bunny218

Pretty sure PTC would have no effect either way with this. PTC does not have anything to do with preventing simple coming off the track type train derailments.

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