Work has started on the installation of new boom gates and other safety measures at 66 'high-risk' level crossings around the Australian state of Queensland. Funding of A$42.7 million will be sourced...
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Concern over a recent spate of railway derailments and collisions, notably in South Africa's northern Free State, has led to a suspicion that language may be a contributory factor. Traditionally,...
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On 4 March, four Metrorail coaches ran away down a slight grade and derailed near Brackenfell station, 26km from Cape Town on the main-line to the north. It appears they were being worked on at a...
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On 28 February, a freight northbound out of Kroonstad ran into difficulties in the 15km section to the first station, Westleigh. Deciding to split the load, the driver uncoupled the rear wagons....
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Maoist terrorists have blown up the Bhalulata railway station in India in a pre-dawn raid. It is believed they also abducted two railway officials in the Sundargarh district. About 50 Maoists,...
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The driver of the commuter train that collided head-on with a Union Pacific (UP) freight near Chatsworth, 45km north of Los Angeles Union Station on 12 September 2008, killing himself and 24 others,...
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The Eurostar company has resumed full passenger service through the Channel Tunnel for the first time since the catastrophe on 11 September 2008, when fire was detected just before 15:00 on a...
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A group of '15 to 20' youths wearing hoods and carnival clothes boarded a train at the terminal station of Kifisia north of Athens on
Ilektriki Sidirodromi Athinon-Pireos AE (SAP) ' the Athens-Piraeus...
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On 4 March, four Metrorail coaches ran away down a slight grade and derailed near Brackenfell station, 26km from Cape Town on the main-line to the north. It appears they were being worked on at a...
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On 28 February, a freight northbound out of Kroonstad ran into difficulties in the 15km section to the first station, Westleigh. Deciding to split the load, the driver uncoupled the rear wagons....
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