At least 70 people died on 29 June and some 400 were injured, many seriously, when coaches of a train from Beijing to the summer resort of Qingdao derailed and were hit by another express going from...
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Brake problems have been blamed for a derailment in southern China on 29 June when a train travelling to the city of Shenzhen. From the Hunan provincial capital of Changsha left the rails and collided...
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On 29 June, a 14-wagon train carrying liquefied gas exploded at a railway station in the northern Italian seaside town of Viareggio, killing at least 14 people and injuring 'dozens', according to...
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Details are sketchy about a 4 June derailment near Masons Mill in South Africa's Kwazulu-Natal but photos suggest at least two diesel-electric locomotives ' one of them 35 658 ' rolled and ended up on...
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Tests carried out following the fatal Red Line collision in Washington DC on 22 June, in which nine people died and 80 were hurt, suggest that the signalling system failed to detect the stationary...
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According to the Washington Post, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA, which runs the trains in Boston), has been in contact with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation...
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Thanks to intensified policing, only 13 crimes are currently committed for every million passenger journeys undertaken on public transport in the city of London. According to 2008/9 statistics, crime...
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During the financial year to 31 March 2009, revenue at Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) increased by 12.6% to R18.7 billion compared to the prior year. Iron ore export tons increased by 15% while general...
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South Africa's Metrorail, Cosatu and the Rail Commuters Action Group have signed a deal that includes an operational safety plan and provides means for victims of train violence to claim financial...
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Nine people died and 76 were taken to hospital on 22 June, when Washington DC metro train 112 ran into stationary train 214 during the afternoon rush hour. Most of the Red Line runs underground but...
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