Count Vlakula
1116 074 Hegyeshalom
ÖBB Taurus 1116 074 crosses the road at the eastern end of Hegyeshalom station with mixed freight working comprised of many different wagon types, following on only 7 minutes after fellow EuroSprinter 1116 001 which had also left the yard here with a consist made up entirely of 22 Habbiins in the direction of Győr.
This particular locomotive is remembered as the one involved in the serious rail collision which occurred just outside Mannheim Hauptbahnhof on 1st August 2014. The driver of the 1116 074 which was bound for Hungary was found to be at fault as the locomotive crashed into the side of long-distance passenger train EuroCity 216 running from Graz to Saarbrücken. Of the 250 passengers onboard more than 30 were injured, 4 seriously.
1116 074 Hegyeshalom
ÖBB Taurus 1116 074 crosses the road at the eastern end of Hegyeshalom station with mixed freight working comprised of many different wagon types, following on only 7 minutes after fellow EuroSprinter 1116 001 which had also left the yard here with a consist made up entirely of 22 Habbiins in the direction of Győr.
This particular locomotive is remembered as the one involved in the serious rail collision which occurred just outside Mannheim Hauptbahnhof on 1st August 2014. The driver of the 1116 074 which was bound for Hungary was found to be at fault as the locomotive crashed into the side of long-distance passenger train EuroCity 216 running from Graz to Saarbrücken. Of the 250 passengers onboard more than 30 were injured, 4 seriously.