The Chennai Egmore-Mangalore Express derailed five coaches at Puvanur in Vriddhachalam. At least 38 passengers were injured near Cuddalore, about 200km from Chennai. Services were badly disrupted...
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Nine out of 16 empty coal wagons that derailed in Randoph County, Indiana, on 2 September were on their sides, but the other seven remained upright. The train was headed west, parallel to Highway...
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The locomotive and four coaches of the inter-city Bijoy Express from Mymensingh derailed when they collided with a trailer truck stranded on the tracks at Barhbkunda. There was one fatality. The...
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Three wagons of a Delhi-Jammu goods train derailed at Kathie on 24 August, disrupting traffic between Jammu and Pathankote. Nobody was reported hurt in the accident, which occurred near Kathua...
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The derailing on a train between the Maradana and Fort stations blocked several lines, causing delay to a number of services in Sri Lanka. Many commuters were stranded at the Maradana station as only...
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South Africa’s Rail Safety Regulator (RSR) has issued a preliminary report on the recent derailment at Modder River, south of Kimberley. Apparently engineering work by Transnet Freight Rail was in...
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In the financial year ending 31 March, 456 fatalities occurred on South African railways due to operational problems, and less than 1,500 people suffered injuries. Collisions accounted for most of the...
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The Railway Safety Regulator is quoted saying that although the testing and commissioning phases are inclusive of testing stock under actual operational conditions, such trains should not have paying...
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In the past year, 394 incidents of crime on trains were reported in the Western Cape, according to Metrorail. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) insists that Prasa is responsible for...
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The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says it will embark on strike action in the Western Cape if its Section 77 application against Metrorail is not dealt with urgently. It announced...
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