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Bad train wreck just reported in southern Germany (Bavaria) near a town called Bad Aibling. Reports are at least 8 dead, and 150 injured.

From what I got off the web news, it was a head on collision on a single track line. Hills and clift's on one side, and a river on the other. Having to air lift, and some out by boat!...............

No pic's as of yet!..................

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I was looking at the article links in the BBC links.  Seems like this line might had had an older system, like the ATSF ATS, or cab signals.  One article said if the "driver" passed a red signal, a whistle went off, and if the driver did not break, the train would automatically.  PTC would do go into effect a lot faster. Unless something really went SNAFU.

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Note that this accident occurred 09 Feb 2016, but it has been mentioned again in today's newspaper regarding a confirmation of "human error". It appears the signalling system on this secondary line is seriously outdated and lacking in fail-safe protection.

Yeah I never noticed the date, no wonder nothing on the news today... Anyway   have the capability to give a green signal into the block from each ends seems a (to put it bluntly) " crazy."    We have better signalling on our model railroads..

I didn't hear about this at the time it happened. I have some friends in the area, and I just confirmed they were not involved and didn't know anyone who was.

That's the problem with systems like PTC, people think you can make a foolproof system that'll ensure safety happens. The problem with something "foolproof" is that new and improved types of fools are being made every day.

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