October 2017

FINAL REPORTfrom technical investigation of railway accident – derailing of freight train Nr. 90570 on point Nr. 5 upon entrance in Hitrino station on 10.12.2016

Derailment in Hitrino station on 10.12.2016
FINAL REPORT
from
technical investigation of railway accident – derailing of freight train Nr. 90570 on point Nr. 5 upon entrance in
Hitrino station on 10.12.2016

At 05:37 АМ on 10.12.2016 freight train no. 90570 of Bulmarket Rail Cargo Ltd. with 26 wagons-tanks (20 loaded with propylene, 3 with propane-butane and 3 empty), locomotive 87025 and supporting locomotive 86003 in front, with a total mass of 1756 tonnes, derailed with 12 of the wagons (from 6-the to the 17-th) while entering track no 3 at switch no 5 in Hitrino station where it was to meet with passenger train no 90201.