Historic Railway Disasters 05 Dec 98 |
India - Kurla-Howrah Express derailment kills 8(railtec)5 December 1998. The Kurla-Howrah Express was derailed close to the railway station at Nhasawad killing 8 people and injuring 19 others. The train was travelling between Bombay and Calcutta and was close to Jalgaon between the stations at Nahsawad and Shiroli stations when eleven coaches came off the rails. The cause of the accident which occurred at 0541 is unknown. Jalgaon is in the western state of Maharashtra, about 250 miles (400Km) from Bombay The accident follows India's worst accident in three years which occurred on 27 November. In this disaster, 211 people were killed when the Sealdah Express struck the derailed carriages of the Frontier Golden Mail near Khanna in the northern state of Punjab. Indian railways carry 11 million passengers in about 14,000 trains each day. The railway is the largest state-owned network in the world. It has a very poor safety record with around 300 accidents recorded each year. |
Current Head on collision kills 31 in Indonesia 02 Sep 2001  At least 8 killed in Belgian Train Crash 27 Mar 2001 Train carrying empty nuclear flasks derailed 02 Mar 2001 SELBY: Crash death toll "may be lower" 02 Mar 2001 UK: Selby-13 dead in Selby train crash 28 Feb 2001 UK: Several feared injured in Yorkshire train crash 28 Feb 2001 COMMENT: Push - Pull - the Hidden Dangers by R H State Links  8 die as Kurla-Howrah Express derails The Hindu Online 5/12/98 Related Items India: Sealdah Express collision kills more than 200 27 Nov 98 |
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