Hjuksebø train collision
1950 rail accident in Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hjuksebø train disaster occurred on the Sørlandet Line between Hjuksebø and Holtsås, Telemark, Norway on 15 November 1950. The Kristiansand-to-Oslo express had been due to pass through Hjuksebø, but was delayed, and the shunter believed he had time to turn a waiting freight-train around before it arrived, by shunting a number of freight cars out of the way. As he had failed to attach them to the engine, however, the cars ran downhill towards Holtsås station, straight into the express, killing fourteen. At the time, it was Norway's worst peacetime railway accident.
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Date | 15 November 1950 (1950-11-15) 10:50 |
Location | 3 km south of Hjuksebø station 93 km (58 mi) SW from Oslo |
Coordinates | 59°28′07″N 9°19′51″E |
Country | Norway |
Line | Sørlandet Line |
Incident type | Collision |
Cause | Runaway freight wagons |
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Trains | 2 |
Passengers | 19 |
Deaths | 14 |
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