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The Castel Bolognese train disaster was a major accident that occurred on March 8, 1962, in the Castel Bolognese railway station, near Ravenna, in Italy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.castelbolognese.org/disastro.htm )〕 The ''Diretto 152'' night train between Bari and Milan derailed at 1.56 a.m. shortly before entering the station, killing 13 and wounding 127. ==Derailment== The ''152'' engine, FS Class E428.217, was helmed by engineer Ennio Covacci and assistant engineer Otello Manzi, from Ancona railway depot; the train was traveling northbound at 90 km/h, with about 500 passengers coming from many provinces of Southern Italy. The daily train was nicknamed ''Train of Hope'', since it was used mostly to bring people from the poor south to the wealthy industrial cities in Northern Italy, looking for jobs and a better life. The train was supposed to swap track, due to maintenance work on the northbound track. A special speed limitation of 30 km/h had been enforced by means of an ''M40'' mandatory alert, but the fixed signals reported condition normal and the train failed to slow down. While entering the switch between the first and the second track, the engine derailed at 102 km/h and fell to the right side. It kept skidding for about 100 meters, coming to a stop against the station's water refill tower. The first carriage, a luggage car, followed the engine and overturned to the left. Some poultry cages inside shattered, and dozens of hens were set free. A shipment of truffles received minor damage, but its strong smell became a distinctive memory for the emergency responders. A shoes load from Marche craftsmen was stored on a secondary luggage car, and was severely damage when the car hit a station building. The third car, a Corbellini railcar was thrown into a nearby field, part of Podere Borgo farmland, with minor injuries to the occupants. Less lucky were the fourth car's passengers (a Corbellini too). The coach turned to a side, and a rail section raised by the previous cars entered its floor, lifting the car and piercing its body. Most of the 13 people killed were caused by the steel rail. The last three cars luckily managed to stay upside. Fifth car was on a small bridge above a stream, who sustained little to no damage when the coach skewed slightly. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Castel Bolognese train disaster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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