Accident involving a rail grinding train in Stavoren, the Netherlands, on 25 July 2010 The Dutch Safety Board telephone +31(0)70 333 70 00 • e-mail
[email protected] • website www.safetyboard.nl visiting address Anna van Saksenlaan 50 • 2593 HT The Hague postal address PO Box 95404 • 2509 CK The Hague • The Netherlands Accident involving a rail grinding train in Stavoren, the Netherlands on 25 July 2010 The Hague, September 2011 The Dutch Safety Board’s reports are in the public domain. All reports are also available on the Dutch Safety Board’s website, www.safetyboard.nl THE DUTCH SAFETY BOARD The Dutch Safety Board has been set up to carry out the task of investigating and determining the causes or probable causes of individual or categories of incidents in all sectors. The objective of these investigations is solely to prevent future accidents or incidents and, when the results give cause to do so, issue recommendations. The organisation consists of a Board with five permanent members and a professional bureau. The Dutch Safety Board appoints guidance committees for specific investigations. Dutch Safety Board Guidance Committees Chairman: T.H.J. Joustra J.P. Visser Vice-chairman: A.H. Brouwer-Korf A.H. Brouwer-Korf F.J.H. Mertens F.G. Bauduin J.P. Visser W.A.G. Döbken I.A. Hansen B.B.M. Ernens General secretary: M. Visser Project manager: R.J.H. Damstra Visiting address: Anna van Saksenlaan 50 Postal address: PO Box 95404 2593 HT The Hague, 2509 CK The Hague The Netherlands Telephone: +31 (0)70 333 7000 Fax: +31 (0)70 333 7077 Internet: www.safetyboard.nl This report is published in the Dutch and the English language.