Head-on train collision in Bavaria

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 09 Feb 2016, 14:15

Germany train crash: Several killed near Bavarian town of Bad Aibling

At least nine people were killed and scores more injured, police say, after two passenger trains collided in the German state of Bavaria...

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 09 Feb 2016, 15:59

Passenger trains crashed 'without braking'

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 09 Feb 2016, 19:37

Nine dead, 50 seriously injured after head-on train crash in Bavaria, Germany

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 09 Feb 2016, 21:09

Germany train crash: Who owns Bavaria's trains?

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 10 Feb 2016, 07:29

Two cab-view videos of the line (not of the crash):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y04O09B8vy0 - the spot where the crash occurs is about 28.00 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vazpLHPB-w - coming from the other direction, the crash spot is at about 6.30 minutes.

Thanks to Railroad.Net for drawing attention to these videos.

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 10 Feb 2016, 07:51

Black boxes recovered from site of German train crash that killed 10

Investigation into head-on collision that killed at least 10 people and injured scores more to focus on cab signalling system...

Video of immediate aftermath taken by passenger: http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio ... s/35535635

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 10 Feb 2016, 18:12

Germany train crash: Controller error theory dismissed

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 11 Feb 2016, 22:24

Germany train crash: Inquiry focus 'on signalling error'

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 15 Feb 2016, 11:54

Controller 'twice tried to warn trains before Bavaria collision'

Oliver Krapp · Post by **Oliver Krapp** » 16 Feb 2016, 15:37

They just said in a press conference that there are no signs of any technical failure and that it is the controller's fault. As far as the investigation could find out he used an override function to set the "Zs 1" signal (a signal used when the regular signal fails that allows a train to pass even when the signal is at "stop") for the train going towards Rosenheim.

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 16 Feb 2016, 16:26

BBC is now reporting it:

Germany train crash: Human error to blame, says prosecutor

Oliver Krapp · Post by **Oliver Krapp** » 16 Feb 2016, 17:03

The Local as well:

Human error caused Bavaria train crash: prosecutors

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 17 Feb 2016, 06:48

Prosecutors believe human error caused German train crash

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 18 Apr 2016, 19:57

Dispatcher arrested: Game linked to Bad Aibling crash

Worker on phone when German trains crashed

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 10 Nov 2016, 17:06

German controller confesses over Bad Aibling rail crash

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