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The 2006 Lathen maglev train accident occurred on September 22, 2006 when a Transrapid magnetic levitation (or "maglev") train collided with a maintenance vehicle near Lathen, Germany, killing at least 23 people. This was the first ever fatal accident on a maglev train. September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ...
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Lathen is an administrative unit in the district Emsland in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
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The Transrapid
File photo of a Transrapid train on its test track The Transrapid 08 was still doing trial runs, but it did carry passengers along a 31.8 kilometre (19.8 mile) test track to demonstrate the maglev technology.[1] The track runs from Lathen, near where the accident occurred, to Dörpen, with a loop at each end. Speeds of up to 450 km/h (280 mph) are reached on the test track.[1] Download high resolution version (833x526, 54 KB)A Transrapid train in Germany Copyright: Picture taken from the German Wikipedia, see de:Bild:Transrapid. ...
Download high resolution version (833x526, 54 KB)A Transrapid train in Germany Copyright: Picture taken from the German Wikipedia, see de:Bild:Transrapid. ...
Lathen is an administrative unit in the district Emsland in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Dörpen is an administrative unit in the district Emsland in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
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The accident
Wikinews has news related to: Transrapid collision in Germany kills 23 The accident occurred on the morning of September 22, 2006 about 1 km (0.6 miles) away from Lathen on a section of elevated track at about 09:30 CEST.[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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There was a maintenance vehicle on the tracks to check them for debris. The Transrapid train hit the maintenance vehicle at approximately 200 km/h (125 mph), resulting in the partial derailment of the Transrapid and severe damage to both vehicles.[2] The roof of the train was partialy sliced off and wreckage was spread over a 400 metre-long section of the track.[3] There were twenty-three fatalities and ten severe injuries.[4] The passengers on the train were a combination of employees at Transrapid, workers from a nursing care company and workers from local utility company RWE.[2] The two-man crew of the maintenance vehicle were among the survivors.[3] The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ...
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Emergency response Firefighters used turntable ladders and aerial platforms to reach the wreckage, which was at an elevation of four meters.[3] 150 rescue personel attended the scene.[3] It has been suggested that Firefighter Assist and Search Team be merged into this article or section. ...
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Immediate aftermath Immediately after the accident, German transport minister Wolfgang Tiefensee held an emergency meeting with representatives from Siemens AG and ThyssenKrupp, the two companies jointly responsible for the Transrapid. He commented afterwards that "major safety failings" were the clear cause of the accident, and that two key questions that required answered were "Whether the Transrapid's security measures were adequate, and whether they were applied on the test track" where the accident took place.[5] He also promised an independent inquiry.[5] Wolfgang Tiefensee (born January 4, 1955 in Gera) is a German SPD politician. ...
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel left a conference in Berlin in order to attend the scene.[6] Wu Xiangming, head of the Shanghai maglev project, also visited the scene.[5] For other uses, see Chancellor (disambiguation). ...
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Investigation German authorities are investigating the accident. Head of operators at the test track operator, IABG, Rudolf Schwarz said 'This accident would not have been possible if all regulations were adhered to.'.[3] According to IABG the crew of the maintenance vehicle, which clears the test track of debris and dirt every morning, was supposed to call the line dispatcher by radio once the work is finished. German police therefore suspect human error as the likely cause of the accident.[2][1] Prosecuters have obtained and examined radio transcripts from the vehicles involved.[2] Human reliability is related to the field of human factors engineering, and refers to the reliability of humans in fields such as manufacturing, transportation, the military, or medicine. ...
References - ^ a b c d Deadly crash on German monorail - BBC - Obtained September 23, 2006.
- ^ a b c d Magnetic Train Hit Vehicle - Sky News - Obtained September 23, 2006.
- ^ a b c d e '23 dead' in German maglev train accident - monstersandcritics.com - Obtained March 4, 2007.
- ^ NDR Online: Ermittlungen nach schwerem Transrapid-Unfall im Emsland - www1.ndr.de - Obtained September 23, 2006.
- ^ a b c German Minister Holds Emergency Talks Into Transrapid Train Crash - TerraDaily - Obtained March 4, 2007.
- ^ German maglev train crash leaves at least 23 dead - The Taipei Times - Obtained March 4, 2007.
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