What the records say
- When
- 4 May 1976
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 51.93° N, 4.40° E
- Description
- train wreck in 1976 near Rotterdam
- Deaths
- 24
1976 Schiedam train accident
1976 train accident in the Netherlands
The Schiedam train disaster took place in the Netherlands on 4 May 1976 near the station Schiedam Rotterdam-West. The international Rhine Express boat train from Hook of Holland, which left for Munich and was hauled by NS Class 1300 electric locomotive no. 1311 Best collided with a train of the then new sprinter type, coming from Rotterdam.
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