The investigation Criminal_investigation into the crash Catastrophe , led Criminal_investigation by Anatoly Koni , resulted in Causation the appointment Employment of railway manager and future Prime Minister of the Russian Empire Sergei Witte as the Director of State Railways .

A similar accident occurred Coming_to_be in 1981 , when runaway freight cars belonging to Norwegian State Railways derailed Self_motion near the bridge over Loenga , only 100 meters from Sjursøya .

In response Response to the accident , Railways minister Sheng Guangzu announced Expressing_publicly a comprehensive two-month railway safety review .