The Jokela rail accident occurred on 21 April 1996, at 07:08 local time (04:08 UTC) in Tuusula, Finland, approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) north of Helsinki. Four people were killed and 75 were injured when express train P82 from Oulu, bound for Helsinki, derailed in heavy fog. The overnight sleeper train was carrying 139 passengers and five crew members. The official investigation into the accident revealed that it was caused by overspeeding through a slow-speed turnout.[1]
Railway maintenance work was going on near Jokela railway station, and the usual southbound track was out of service. Because of heavy fog and high speed, the driver was unable to see the distant signal that warned about a divergent routing with a turnout speed limit of 35 kilometres per hour (22 mph) ahead. The visibility was a few dozen metres. Before the accident, drivers of passing trains had reported that the visibility of signals was very low. Moreover, the printed notice about the track diversion, the so-called weekly warning, was confusingly written.[1]
When arriving at the home signal, the train was still running at 133 kilometres per hour (83 mph), having missed the distant signal imposing a limit of 35 kilometres per hour (22 mph). Upon noticing the signal, the driver made an emergency brake application but could only decrease the speed to 124 kilometres per hour (77 mph) before the train entered the turnout. During the journey, the driver had slightly oversped a number of times to maintain the schedule.[1]
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The Accident Investigation Board produced 18 recommendations, which included improvements over railway signalling, better seat fixing, improvements on communication and accelerated building of the automatic train control system.[1] However, the Jyväskylä rail accident happened only two years later, showing that more improvements were necessary.[3]
^ abcde"A1/1996R Train accident at Jokela, on April 21, 1996" (in Finnish and English). Accident Investigation Board of Finland. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
^"Elävä Arkisto: Jokelan junaturma" [The Living Archive: Jokela train accident] (in Finnish). YLE. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
^Tommi Rinnemaa (22 April 2004). "Älykäs rautahepo ei vikuroi" (in Finnish). Tekniikka ja talous. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
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jokela, rail, accident, occurred, april, 1996, local, time, tuusula, finland, approximately, kilometres, north, helsinki, four, people, were, killed, were, injured, when, express, train, from, oulu, bound, helsinki, derailed, heavy, overnight, sleeper, train, . The Jokela rail accident occurred on 21 April 1996 at 07 08 local time 04 08 UTC in Tuusula Finland approximately 50 kilometres 30 mi north of Helsinki Four people were killed and 75 were injured when express train P82 from Oulu bound for Helsinki derailed in heavy fog The overnight sleeper train was carrying 139 passengers and five crew members The official investigation into the accident revealed that it was caused by overspeeding through a slow speed turnout 1 Jokela rail accidentDetailsDate21 April 1996 07 08 EEST LocationJokela Tuusula50 km 31 mi N from HelsinkiCoordinates60 33 16 N 024 58 02 E 60 55444 N 24 96722 E 60 55444 24 96722CountryFinlandLineHelsinki Riihimaki railwayOperatorVR GroupIncident typeDerailmentCauseExcessive speedStatisticsTrains1Passengers139Deaths4Injured75Route mapLegendto TampereHyvinkaaPalopuroTakojadirection of train P82Crash siteJokelaNuppulinnato HelsinkiThis diagram viewtalkeditFog at the accident site one hour and a half after the derailment It is estimated that the total cost of the accident was over FIM 26 million 4 3 million 1 2 Contents 1 Causes 2 Aftermath 3 Similar accidents 4 See also 5 ReferencesCauses editRailway maintenance work was going on near Jokela railway station and the usual southbound track was out of service Because of heavy fog and high speed the driver was unable to see the distant signal that warned about a divergent routing with a turnout speed limit of 35 kilometres per hour 22 mph ahead The visibility was a few dozen metres Before the accident drivers of passing trains had reported that the visibility of signals was very low Moreover the printed notice about the track diversion the so called weekly warning was confusingly written 1 When arriving at the home signal the train was still running at 133 kilometres per hour 83 mph having missed the distant signal imposing a limit of 35 kilometres per hour 22 mph Upon noticing the signal the driver made an emergency brake application but could only decrease the speed to 124 kilometres per hour 77 mph before the train entered the turnout During the journey the driver had slightly oversped a number of times to maintain the schedule 1 Aftermath editThe Accident Investigation Board produced 18 recommendations which included improvements over railway signalling better seat fixing improvements on communication and accelerated building of the automatic train control system 1 However the Jyvaskyla rail accident happened only two years later showing that more improvements were necessary 3 Similar accidents editFinlandJyvaskyla rail accident overspeed through turnoutAustraliaWaterfall rail accident overspeed through sharp curveGermanyBruhl train disaster overspeed through turnoutUnited KingdomMilton rail crash overspeed through turnout Bourne End rail crash overspeed through turnout Goswick rail crash overspeed through turnoutSee also editLists of rail accidentsReferences edit a b c d e A1 1996R Train accident at Jokela on April 21 1996 in Finnish and English Accident Investigation Board of Finland Retrieved 2 November 2010 Elava Arkisto Jokelan junaturma The Living Archive Jokela train accident in Finnish YLE 15 February 2007 Retrieved 2 November 2010 Tommi Rinnemaa 22 April 2004 Alykas rautahepo ei vikuroi in Finnish Tekniikka ja talous Retrieved 30 October 2010 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jokela rail accident Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jokela rail accident amp oldid 1120516059, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
