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	Eschede train disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Eschede train disaster was the worst train accident in German history.
		It happened on 3 June 1998, near the village of Eschede in the district of Celle, Lower Saxony.
		The ICE high-speed train "Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen" was on the route from Munich to Hamburg.
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	Eschede train disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Train Manager refused to stop the train until he had investigated the problem himself, saying this was company policy.
		The Granville train disaster of 1977 had a similar weakness in its bridge.
		Yet another contributing factor is the use of welds in the carriage bodies that "unzipped" during the crash (see Modern Railways December 2004, p16).
	www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Eschede_train_disaster (458 words)

	Learn more about Train in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		On the most common form of diesel train, the diesel engine drives a generator which provides power for electric motors which turn the wheels (diesel-electric), or in some cases the power from the diesel engine is transferred to the wheels by hydraulic means (diesel-hydraulic).
		For straight electric trains the power to run the electric motors is generated at a power station and supplied to the train by some form of distribution system.
		Long-distance trains, sometimes crossing several countries, may have a dining or restaurant car; they may also have sleeping cars, but not in the case of high- speed rail, these arrive at their destination before the night falls and are in competition with airplanes in speed.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /t/tr/train.html (1555 words)

	Eschede train disaster
		The Eschede train disaster was the worst accident with a train involved in German history.
		It happened in 1998 June 3, close to the village of Eschede in the district of Celle, Lower Saxony.
		The locomotive was separated from the remaining train and an emergency braking was activated; this braking had almost no use, since the braking distance was too long due to the velocity.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/es/Eschede_train_disaster.html (193 words)

	Eschede train disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Two kilometres south of Eschede a wheel broke on the third axle of the first carriage while the train was travelling at approx.
		At 10:59 the train passed a switch at Eschede.
		The forward power car was separated from the remaining train and the emergency brakes were activated; this braking had little effect as the braking distance was too long due to the velocity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eschede_train_disaster (471 words)

	List of rail accidents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		October 8, 1952 – Harrow train disaster, United Kingdom: Three trains are involved in a crash that kills 112 and injures 340.
		June 4, 1989 – Ufa train disaster, Russia: Hundreds are killed (400-1000) when two trains pass near a leaking natural gas line, which explodes.
		June 3, 1998 – Eschede train disaster, Germany: Part of a high-speed ICE train derails and strikes a bridge, killing 101.
	www.esdng5.com /en/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_rail_accidents.html (383 words)

	Disaster
		A disaster is an unexpected natural or unintentional man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant property damage or destruction, loss of lives or sometimes permanent changes to natural environment.
		Disasters may also be used to refer to unforseen events which devastate a company or industry such as a public relations disaster or a major flop[?].
		An attack with much collateral damage may be considered a disaster, such as the attack on KdF Ship Wilhelm Gustloff, 1945, the worst or perhaps second worst maritime incident in history, in terms of loss of life in a single vessel (see also note at the end of the article RMS Titanic).
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	Eschede train disaster . Germany . Hanover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Eschede train disaster was the worst train accident in Germany German history.
		It happened on 3 June 1998, near the village of Eschede in the district of Celle district Celle, Lower Saxony.
		The InterCity Express ICE high-speed rail high-speed train " Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen " was on the route from Munich to Hamburg.
	www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Eschede_train_disaster (362 words)

	Train (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A train is either the combination of locomotives and attached railroad cars (or 'carriages'), or a multiple unit (or occasionally a single powered coach, called a railcar), that runs on a railway.
		Trains are for public transport or for freight.
		Trains were first utilized during the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, and have been used since to carry heavy loads over land.
	www.freearchive.info /tr/train.html (1307 words)

	Eschede train disaster -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Eschede train disaster was the worst (Public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive) train accident in (A person of German nationality) German history.
		The (Water frozen in the solid state) ICE (Click link for more info and facts about high-speed train) high-speed train "Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen" was on the route from (The capital and largest city of Bavaria in southeastern Germany) Munich to (A city in northern Germany on the Elbe River) Hamburg.
		The design of the overbridge may have also contributed to the accident because it had two thin piers holding up the bridge on either side, instead of the spans going from solid abuttments to solid abuttments.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/Es/Eschede_train_disaster.htm (477 words)

	Talk:Train - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A few years ago their was a highly publized incedent whear a Union Pacific freight train was boarded by mexican illegals looking to steal murchandise from the cars, and ended up getting into a shoot-out with the FBI before fleeing back across the boarder.
		Seems a little strange, especailly since train theft is as much a part of U.S. history as the railroad itself.
		India is well known for passenger railways, but those trains are not in the same domain as Japanese Shinkansen or French TGV trains.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Train (415 words)

	Wikipedia: ICE
		The ICE (Inter-City Express) is a type of high-speed train operated by Deutsche Bahn AG in Germany and to neighboring countries, for example to Amsterdam, Netherlands (but not running at high speed in the Netherlands).
		At both ends of the train there is a passenger compartment (on one side 1st, on the other side 2nd class) with a view on the tracks, due to transparency of the glass wall separating the compartment from the driver's cabin.
		ICE trains require special high-speed tracks to run at high speeds, but can run on normal tracks at normal speeds.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/i/ic/ice_1.html (215 words)

	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - InterCity Express (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In 1998, a large ICE train accident occurred, which was Germany's worst ever passenger train disaster.
		The accident occurred when the steel "tire" separated from the rest of one of the train's wheels, breaking the track and causing the rest of the train to derail and collide with a concrete bridge that spanned the track.
		At both ends of ICE3 trains there is a passenger compartment (on one side 1st, on the other side 2nd class) with a view on the tracks, due to transparency of the glass wall separating the compartment from the driver's cabin.
	fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/InterCity_Express (725 words)

	Granville railway disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		commuter train from Mount Victoria in the Blue Mountains to Sydney left the rails and hit a row of supports of an overhead road bridge constructed from concrete and steel.
		The train driver and the secondman, and the motorists on the bridge all survived.
		The Eschede train disaster in Germany had a similar collapse of its bridge.
	hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Granville_railway_disaster (383 words)

	disaster
		A disaster is an unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant property damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent changes to the natural environment.
		Disasters may also be unforeseen events which devastate a company or industry, such as a public relations disaster or a major flop.
		'Disaster' comes from the Italian desastro, which means "unfavourable to one's stars", ultimately from the Greek astron (star), and reflects the key characteristic of a disaster which is its unintentional nature.
	www.fact-library.com /disaster.html (173 words)

	BBC News \| Europe \| New theory for German train disaster
		The theory is that this destabilised the train, causing it to leave the rails when it passed over a set of points just before the scene of the accident.
		Passengers on the train say they heard a severe rattling noise shortly before the crash happened and a spokesman for the state office charged with policing rail safety in Germany said part of a broken wheel has been found several kilometres from the scene of the crash.
		The accident is being treated as a national disaster, and Germany is gripped by a sense of sorrow and disbelief.
	news2.thdo.bbc.co.uk /low/english/world/europe/newsid_107000/107167.stm (615 words)

	Klaus-Peter Sabotta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The first act of tampering, near Wilmersdorf was detected and repaired before any train passed, while a second attack on the InterCity Express line at failed to derail its intended target.
		The third act of sabotage, near Anklam resulted in the derailment of a freight train heading north.
		Had a passenger train due at the time not been half an hour late, it would have run into the wreckage of the freight train.
	sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Klaus-Peter_Sabotta (218 words)

	Kaprun disaster -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The 12 that were saved from the train ran past the flames downhill, albeit with some burns.
		Those that ran uphill away from the flames were smothered by the smoke.
		Nearly one year after the fire, the official inquiry determined the cause was a faulty heater in the train and highly flammable hydraulic brake oil.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/K/Ka/Kaprun_disaster.htm (120 words)

	Germany's worst Train Disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		One week after the disaster in Eschede, the state of Niedersachsen was mourning the victims of the train accident that occurred on the 3rd of June.
		Missing ICE train connections, as some of the trains are still in the maintenance yard for examination, is expected to cause further turmoil at the train stations in Germany today.
		As the trains are being inspected, particular attention is drawn to the wheels and bogies as shown by the picture on the right-hand side.
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	Eschede Special Feature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The majority of the twelve car train is non-smoking, except for two cars situated at either end -one first class, the other second.
		Cars 8 and 9 (the service and restaurant cars) were buried under the concrete decking of the bridge and the remainder of the train had piled into the wreckage in concertina fashion.
		The train continued in this condition until it reached a turnout approximately 300m from the bridge.
	danger-ahead.railfan.net /features/eschede.htm (1108 words)

	Encyclopedia: Eschede train disaster
		June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining.
		ICE train The InterCity Express or ICE is a type of high-speed train operated by Deutsche Bahn AG in Germany and to neighboring countries, for example to Amsterdam, Netherlands or Zürich, Switzerland, or Vienna, Austria (but not running at high speed in the Netherlands).
		Double switch aka scissors crossovers A railroad switch (known in British and Australian English as (a set of) points or, in technical usage, a turnout) is a mechanical installation provided at a point where rail track A divides into two tracks B and C. It can be set in either...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Eschede-train-disaster (848 words)

	Games Fresh : Article 'Big Bayou Conot train disaster' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Big Bayou Conot train disaster of September 22, 1993 is the worst disaster in the history of United States railroad company Amtrak.
		The Granville train disaster of 1977 involved a bridge collapse caused in part but inadequately protected and strapped piers and spans.
		THe Eschede train disaster, as seen on National Geographic cable tv had flimsey piers like the Granville accident.
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	List of rail accidents
		November 1, 1855 - Gasconade Bridge train disaster — With more than 600 passengers aboard the Pacific Railroad excursion train celebrating the railway line's opening, outside St.
		September 10, 1874; Norwich (Norfolk, United Kingdom) disaster - 25 people were killed when a communication error caused a mail train and an express passenger train to meet in a head-on collision on a single-line section near Norwich, Norfolk.
		April 20 1908 – Sunshine station disaster, Melbourne, Australia: Rear-end collision, kills 44 and injures around 400.
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	Eschede remembers - Anniversary of the ICE disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tributes laid at the approach to the bridge that fell on the train.
		Five hours later, at 125 mph the train derailed demolishing supports for an overbridge bringing it down on top of the speeding express.
		To commerate the tragedy, Eschede will hold a number of events commencing this evening when the Catholic church of St Theresa will be available for silent contemplation.
	danger-ahead.railfan.net /reports/rep99/eschede99.html (344 words)

	BBC News \| Europe \| Death toll rising in train disaster
		The train was travelling from Munich to Hamburg when it went off the rails just before 11am (0900 GMT) in Eschede, 35 miles (50km) north of Hanover.
		This was the worst train crash in Germany for decades, according to officials, and the first involving an InterCity Express, or ICE.
		More than 100 trains of this type were introduced on the national German railway network in the early 1990s and, until now, all have had an exemplary safety record.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/europe/newsid_105000/105842.stm (379 words)

	AVE - Biocrawler definition:AVE - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Three corporations are involved in making trains to run on the national high-speed network: the Spanish firm Talgo, the German firm Siemens (makers of the German ICE high speed trains.) and a French firm Alstom (makers of the TGV).
		However, Alstom lost the so-called project of the century in 2001 to supply the train sets on the Madrid-Barcelona line, despite having over twenty years experience of running high-speed trains (the TGV or Train Grand Vitesse) in France and providing the train sets on the Madrid-Seville line.
		All AVE trains are currently operated by RENFE, the Spanish state railway company, although it is possible that private companies may be allowed to run lines in the future.
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	Guardian \| Engineers on trial for German train disaster are scapegoats, say victims
		Three engineers went on trial in Germany yesterday charged with causing the country's worst train crash, a high-speed collision with a bridge near Eschede on June 3 1998 which took 101 lives.
		The train was travelling at 125mph on the Hamburg to Hanover line.
		The lawyers for Joachim Thilo von Madeyski, 67, Volker Fischer, 56, and Franz Murawa, 55, argue that the crash was a tragic accident, not a crime, but the prosecution will seek to prove that the rubber-buffered wheels had not been put through the appropriate control tests and that the accident could have been avoided.
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