Accident ferroviaire

2005 Świnna rail crash

19 déc. 2005 · 49.67° N, 19.25° E

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19 déc. 2005
Type
Accident ferroviaire
Coordonnées
49.67° N, 19.25° E
Description
runaway train event in Poland in 2005
Deaths
0
Injured
8

2005 Świnna rail crash

Runaway train event in Poland in 2005

The Świnna rail crash, also known as Jeleśnia runaway train, was a runaway train accident involving two passenger trains on Skawina – Żywiec railway line 97 in Poland on 19 December 2005. The brakes in a passenger train running from Sucha Beskidzka to Żywiec stopped operating after it entered the steep sloped section of line, reaching speed of 90 km/h and creating the threat of head-on collision with another passenge…

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