Max SAccidental Automation: The 2013 Vienna-Penzing (Austria) Train CollisionAn error by a dispatcher during irregular operations causes two trains to collide head-on. 50 people are injured.9 min read·1 day ago----
Max SLacking Linguality: The 2001 Pécrot (Belgium) Train CollisionInsufficient safety-systems allow a language-barrier to cause two trains to collide with each other. 8 people die.8 min read·May 5, 2024--2--2
Max STroubling Toilet Trip: The 2003 Melbourne (Australia) Runaway Train CollisionA commuter train rolls away uncontrolled in downtown Melbourne, eventually crashing into another train at a station. 8 people are injured.18 min read·Apr 28, 2024--1--1
Max SA Numbers Game: The 2022 Dieburg (Germany) Train CollisionA poorly programmed signaling system and insufficient adherence to rules and guidelines cause two freight trains to collide. 1 person dies.23 min read·Apr 21, 2024--1--1
Max SFast Flight: The 1946 Naperville (USA) Train CollisionExtremely tight scheduling, high speed and insufficient braking cause an express train to crash into a stopped train ahead. 45 people die.12 min read·Apr 14, 2024--2--2
Max SRunning Ratty Rails: The 2000 Hatfield (England) DerailmentNegligent and insufficient maintenance causes a rail to suddenly shatter beneath a high speed train. 4 people die.15 min read·Apr 7, 2024--1--1
Max SDestination Mercy: The 2020 Los Angeles (USA) Train DerailmentThe attempt to ram a train into a ship sheds a light on the importance of mental health evaluations and the dangers of conspiracy theories.15 min read·Mar 31, 2024--2--2
Max SUnlucky Leak: The 1989 Ufa (Soviet Union) Train InfernoSparks from a passing train cause leaked gas from a faulty pipeline to explode, with the blast derailing 2 trains. At least 575 people die.9 min read·Mar 24, 2024----
Max SNew Guy, Old Problems: The 2023 Tempi (Greece) Train CollisionInsufficient safety systems, political issues an overwhelmed, unfit dispatcher cause two trains to collide head-on. 57 people die.15 min read·Mar 17, 2024--1--1
Max SLooped Out: The 2020 Wallan (Australia) Train DerailmentA train driver is insufficiently instructed about a temporary speed limit, causing his train to derail at high speed. 2 people die.18 min read·Mar 10, 2024--2--2