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of the passenger train were able to jump from the train before the collision. Traumatized by the accident, the stoker chose to leave his role and became the stoker for the ship "Admiraal
Tengbergen I". The following year on the night of 4 May 1875, during the week of the court appeal, he drowned in
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and a bottle of vinegar: no bandages, scissors, or other items that were needed. There were two health officers on the train: J. van
Koetsveld and F. Daniels from Amsterdam who were both unharmed. They began performing first aid on the victims. A local doctor from Warmond also arrived to assist, as
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The invention worked as follows: A line hung from the train cab through the entire train. Pull lines with handles were attached in each carriage to the line, which were within reach of passengers. When the line was pulled a flag appears at that carriage and a hammer is released that strikes a bell
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Train driver (No. 13) J.F. Heudikhuijzen of the freight train was thrown against the glass of the locomotive. The health officers van
Koetsveld and Daniels tried to revive him, but Heudikhuijzen died shortly after the crash from the effects of glass shards. Passenger Schmedding had severe leg and
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invented a method, which also worked in darkness, whereby train drivers could be warned if they became inattentive. It was specifically stated that this invention could have prevented the
Warmond accident. Plugge created a working miniature prototype and offered this invention to the Dutch
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After the collision, some passengers were trapped inside the train. Realizing there were no tools on board to assist in their rescue, a public demand emerged through the media for trains to be equipped with necessary escape tools. Additionally, questions arose about whether a
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Approximately thirty passengers sustained serious injuries, while many others had minor ones. Among the severely injured were individuals with deep lacerations to the head. A pregnant woman required immediate stitches at the scene. A man from
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sentenced the train driver of the passenger train to six months in prison for “unintentionally creating a danger to a railway train”. On 2 May 1875 an appeal was taken into consideration, but was declared inadmissible on 9 May 1875.
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on the same track in the opposite direction. Due to the collision the locomotives were pointed upwards and several carriage were damaged, with all interior power being lost. The middle wagon had the most damage.
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head injuries and also died shortly after the collision. The wife of the train driver
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on 14 August 1874. A passenger and one of the drivers were killed, and over 30 passengers were injured. The wife of the train driver died of shock after hearing her husband was killed.
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became a temporary emergency hospital for the victims. During the night, a train from
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