Belgium - A Near Miss During SLW

[Old Timer]

An incident occurred Friday last week during SLW on another route in Belgium, when a train was sent onto the Single Line without authority near Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont.

An emergency stop broadcast was made when the error was realised and a collision avoided.

An Inquiry is now underway.

Source : http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1013/Buitenl...er-nipt-treinbotsing-vermeden-in-Belgie.dhtml

 

[defitzi]

An incident occurred Friday last week during SLW on another route in Belgium, when a train was sent onto the Single Line without authority near Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont.

An emergency stop broadcast was made when the error was realised and a collision avoided.

An Inquiry is now underway.

Source : http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1013/Buitenl...er-nipt-treinbotsing-vermeden-in-Belgie.dhtml

defitzi Damn lucky I'd say. Normallt, belgian Rail timings and movements so tight- whew. nd in the light of the recent big one, I think I'll stick to my bike or my boat when I'm back in Dixemuide base.

 

[gordonthemoron]

is there any truth in the rumour regarding the crash south of Brussels, that it was a communication problem. Two railworkers who would not speak to each other in the same language, i.e. one spoke french & the other dutch?