Houten

Het spoorwegongeluk tusschen Houten en Schalkwijk waarvan H.M. de koningin bijna het slachtoffer werd

Reportage about the havoc following a railroad accident between Houten and Schalkwijk.

On June 7, 1917, the royal train travelling from Den Bosch to Utrecht had a serious accident between Schalkwijk and Houten. Seven carriages derailed, but the saloon car in which Queen Wilhelmina was riding was spared. Although the devastation was great, only a few people were slightly wounded. Everyone was able to continue the journey on that same day.