Two Cold War Rail Disasters, Trebbin 1962 & Forst Zinnna 1988

[Graham1973]

Three videos covering accidents in East Germany where passenger trains collided with Soviet Tanks, the 1962 Trebbin Rail Accident was declared a state secret by both East Germany and the Soviet Union and only the heavy involvement of East German civilians in the rescue efforts kept the story alive. The 1988 Forst Zinna Disaster could not have been more different, deteriorating relations between East Germany and the Soviet Union led to the accident being covered openly on East German TV. The first two videos come from the 'Blackbox' YouTube channel, the other from the 'Andy Mcloone' YouTube channel is referrenced in the later 'Blackbox' video.

The 1962 Trebbin Rail Accident (Blackbox)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8vl38FYvyU


The 1988 Forst Zinna Disaster (Blackbox)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B6Kr_SuYww


The 1988 Forst Zinna Disaster (Andy Mcloone)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le8EzcIeuio