February 1992 Oslo Metro train collision
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The Tåsen accident was a collision between a T1300 train and an excavator
on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro in Oslo, Norway. The accident happened February 24, 1992 just north of Tåsen Station
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on line no. 13 for Sognsvann
left Tåsen Station. A few seconds later, in the same minute, it crashed into an excavator that was performing maintaince work on the line, just after having gained speed. The excavator's tilting bucket
smashed into the front window of the first wagon and destroyed the whole front part of the train.
A 26 years old woman, Jannecke Løset McDonald from Bergen sat with her 6 years old daughter on the first row of the train when the bucket hit the train's left part. She died after a few seconds, while her child was fatally wounded, and sent to Ullevål University Hospital
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Excavator
Excavators are heavy construction equipment consisting of a boom, stick, bucket and cab on a rotating platform . The house sits atop an undercarriage with tracks or wheels. A cable-operated excavator uses winches and steel ropes to accomplish the movements. They are a natural progression from the...
on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro in Oslo, Norway. The accident happened February 24, 1992 just north of Tåsen Station
Tåsen (station)
Tåsen is a station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro in Oslo, Norway. The station is located between Berg and Østhorn stations and is from Stortinget. As one of the original stations on the line, Tåsen was opened on 10 October 1934. The station was moved north in the 1990s, when the line...
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Accident
At 12:55 p.m. EDT (06:55 UTC) on Monday, On February 24, 1992, a double-wagoned T1300 train of the 8 series, bound from StortingetStortinget (station)
Stortinget is an underground rapid transit station on the Common Line of the Oslo Metro, Norway. It is located in the heart of the city center, next to Stortinget, the Parliament of Norway. The station is served by all six lines of the metro. At the street level, the station serves tram routes 17,...
on line no. 13 for Sognsvann
Sognsvann (station)
Sognsvann station is the last stop on Sognsvann Line, the western side of line 3 on the Oslo T-bane. The station is located south of the lake Sognsvann. Next to the station on the west side is the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, while on the east side are the Norwegian National Archives.The...
left Tåsen Station. A few seconds later, in the same minute, it crashed into an excavator that was performing maintaince work on the line, just after having gained speed. The excavator's tilting bucket
Bucket (machine part)
A bucket is a specialized container attached to a machine, as compared to a bucket adapted to the form of a human being...
smashed into the front window of the first wagon and destroyed the whole front part of the train.
A 26 years old woman, Jannecke Løset McDonald from Bergen sat with her 6 years old daughter on the first row of the train when the bucket hit the train's left part. She died after a few seconds, while her child was fatally wounded, and sent to Ullevål University Hospital
Ullevål University Hospital
Ullevaal, Oslo University Hospital was opened in 1887. From January 1, 2009, the hospital is part of the Oslo University Hospital.Ullevål has more than 8,600 employees. 940 of them are doctors and 2,400 nurses. With a total of 1,200 beds Ullevål, admits some 45,000 patients per year and its...
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