| Podsosenka train disaster | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Date | 3 March 1992 5:15 Moscow Standard Time |
| Location | Nelidovo, Tver Oblast |
| Coordinates | 56°13′48″N 32°34′56″E / 56.23000°N 32.58222°E |
| Country | Russia |
| Cause | Signal passed at danger |
| Statistics | |
| Deaths | 43 |
| Injured | 108 |
The Podsosenka train disaster happened on March 3, 1992, at 5:15 (local time) near Nelidovo, Tver Oblast, in Russia.
Passenger train No. 004 en route from Riga to Moscow failed to stop at a restrictive signal, and collided with oncoming freight train No. 3455 at Podsosenka station. The collision of the two diesel locomotives caused a fire, which spread to the passenger cars. Forty-three people were killed and 108 injured. [1]
Notes
- ^ Крушение в Подсосенке в 1992 году (in Russian). parovoz.com. 2009-01-10. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13.
- Railway accidents in 1992
- Train collisions in Russia
- Rail transport in Tver Oblast
- 1992 disasters in Russia
- Train and rapid transit fires
- 1990s fires in Europe
- 1992 fires
- Fires in Russia
- Railway accidents involving a signal passed at danger
- Accidents and incidents involving Russian Railways
- March 1992 events in Europe
| Podsosenka train disaster | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Date | 3 March 1992 5:15 Moscow Standard Time |
| Location | Nelidovo, Tver Oblast |
| Coordinates | 56°13′48″N 32°34′56″E / 56.23000°N 32.58222°E |
| Country | Russia |
| Cause | Signal passed at danger |
| Statistics | |
| Deaths | 43 |
| Injured | 108 |
The Podsosenka train disaster happened on March 3, 1992, at 5:15 (local time) near Nelidovo, Tver Oblast, in Russia.
Passenger train No. 004 en route from Riga to Moscow failed to stop at a restrictive signal, and collided with oncoming freight train No. 3455 at Podsosenka station. The collision of the two diesel locomotives caused a fire, which spread to the passenger cars. Forty-three people were killed and 108 injured. [1]
Notes
- ^ Крушение в Подсосенке в 1992 году (in Russian). parovoz.com. 2009-01-10. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13.
- Railway accidents in 1992
- Train collisions in Russia
- Rail transport in Tver Oblast
- 1992 disasters in Russia
- Train and rapid transit fires
- 1990s fires in Europe
- 1992 fires
- Fires in Russia
- Railway accidents involving a signal passed at danger
- Accidents and incidents involving Russian Railways
- March 1992 events in Europe