Fire, flood or disaster · 16.08.1935
A goods train breaks in two at Rapla station
Kaubarong katkeb Rapla jaamas pooleks
At 11.17 on the Friday night of 16 August 1935, goods train no. 216 was pulling into Rapla station with 28 wagons of timber when it suddenly split in the middle. The front half stopped in the station, but the 14 wagons left behind ran down the slope of the track on their own and crashed into it at speed. The colliding wagons were badly smashed and five more were lightly damaged. Inspection showed that one link of a coupling chain had snapped where an old crack had been.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Reedel, 16. augustil 1935 kell 23.17 sõitis Rapla jaama 28 metsamaterjaliga laaditud vaguniga kaubarong nr 216, kui see äkki keskelt pooleks katkes. Esimene pool jäi jaama seisma, kuid mahajäänud 14 vagunit veeresid kalle tõttu omapead hooga sellele otsa. Kokkupõrganud vagunid said raskesti vigastada ja veel viis kergemalt. Ülevaatusel selgus, et ühe vaguni ühenduskett oli katkenud vana prao kohalt.