Crash near Dussledorf

[Kris]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42246087

 

Hopefully the injuries are not serious. 

[pete_mcfarlane]

The carriage seems to have deformed quite badly. Is that an intentional part of the design?

[royaloak]

The carriage seems to have deformed quite badly. Is that an intentional part of the design?

In the middle of the passenger saloon? No most definitely not.

 

We do seem to see a lot of deformation on these low floor trains.

 

Does anyone know what class of train it is and who made it?

Edited December 6, 2017 by royaloak

[TonyA]

From photos it appears to be a Bombardier Talent 2 class 443. However, I am no expert on this modern stuff.

Tony

[brigo]

National Express run both 3 and 5 car Talent 2 Class 442 EMU's

 

https://nationalexpress.de/fahrzeuge

 

Available in model form from Piko

 

http://www.piko-shop.de/index.php?vw_type=artikel&vw_id=22268

 

Brian

[Ken.W]

In the middle of the passenger saloon? No most definitely not.

 

We do seem to see a lot of deformation on these low floor trains.

Hmm, the photos in that article appear to show it deforming at a drop floor for the doors, possibly design weakness?