ALBERTA DERAILMENT: 13 WAGONS OFF

On 3 November, an eastbound 137-wagon freight from Prince George in British Columbia to Edmonton, Alberta, derailed 13 vehicles near Peers, about 177km short of its destination. Twelve of the wagons...

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LOCO & 4 WAGONS OFF IN PENNSYLVANIA

On 1 November, a locomotive and four wagons derailed in Millcreek Township, Erie, Pennsylvania. City fire department officials said the loco, one of three heading the train, was damaged in the...

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ALABAMA OIL TRAIN DERAILMENT & FIRE

Twelve tankcars derailed and three exploded in a 90-wagon train on 7 November in west Alabama. Crude oil spilled and a trestle bridge was burned out. Fire department teams were still at the scene...

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HOPPERS DERAIL IN BENICIA, CALIFORNIA

Three covered Union Pacific hopper wagons carrying petroleum coke to the nearby port derailed as they were being hauled from the Valero Refinery at Benicia, California on 4 November, but none of the...

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THREE KILLED FOLLOWING CT SIGNAL FAILURE

On 5 November, an afternoon signalling problem at Nyanga on Metrorail's Central Line in Cape Town gave rise to train delays of up to 40 minutes. Apparently three men alighted from a stationary train...

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BUTTSKOP CROSSING IN THE NEWS AGAIN

On 25 August 2010, minibus-taxi driver Jacob Humphreys, who was taking 14 children to school, overtook a line of stationary cars, ignored warning signals and drove around the lowered booms at Buttskop...

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TRAIN INTO MATATU KILLS 15

On 30 October 2013, 15 people died when a Dandora-bound commuter train ran into a 33-seater matatu minibus at an 'unofficial' crossing at Mutindwa in Nairobi's Umoja estate. About 20 were admitted to...

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INDIAN TRAIN FIRE - 10 DEAD

On 2 November, while the Alleppey-Dhanbad Express was travelling between Kerala state near India's southern tip to Dhanbad near the border with Bangladesh, rumours that there was a fire on board led...

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EIGHT DIE CROSSING TRACKS IN INDIA

Eight people were killed and two others injured when a train ran over them at Gotlam station in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on 2 November. All had been passengers on another train who...

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UNPRECEDENTED STORM SHUTS DOWN UK RAILWAYS

On 28 October, five passenger train operating companies in England said no services would operate until it was safe to do so. The extraordinary announcement by Southern Railway, Greater Anglia, First...

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