On 6 January 2022, three banking locomotives were added to the rear of a loaded grain train at Werris Creek, to assist it up a steep uphill gradient later in its journey.
Category: train accident
Freight train hits passenger train in India: 15 dead and dozens injured
A freight train collided with a stationary passenger train in India on Monday, 17 June, causing 15 deaths and injuring nearly 60 more. The main cause of the accident seems to be driver error the freight train conductor ignored a signal. Among the victims, were the freight train driver and a guard from the passenger…
Czechia: 4 passengers dead in collision involving freight train
A fatal collision between a passenger and a freight train in Czechia resulted in four passengers losing their lives and dozens being injured. The head-on collision occurred between a RegioJet and a CD Cargo train on the east of Prague, near Parduvice. The line where the accident occurred was not equipped with ETCS, which could…