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‘ETCS could have prevented Czech chemical train fire’

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March 4, 2025
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The freight train with benzene that derailed and caught on fire in eastern Czechia was possibly driving too fast. RailFreight.com earlier reported that that scenario…

‘Likely no serious environmental damage from Czech benzene train fire’

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March 3, 2025
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On Friday 28 February, a Czech train carrying the flammable and toxic substance benzene derailed and went up into flames. There was a serious risk…

Chemical freight train goes up in flames in Czechia

Guest authors
March 1, 2025
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A freight train has derailed and gone up in flames in a major but victimless incident in Czechia. Extinguishing the fire is reportedly not an…

Report released after Surrey train derails after hitting track left after engineering work

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February 17, 2025
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The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has released a report after a train in Surrey derailed after hitting a section of rail.

Strong winds, temperature and a hole in a snow gallery are behind Iron Ore Line derailment

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February 11, 2025
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The derailment on Sweden’s Iron Ore Line on 24 February 2024 was caused by strong winds, temperature difference between the ground and air, and a…

Cause of Cumbrian train derailment revealed

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January 28, 2025
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The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has released its report into a train derailment at Grange-over-Sands back on the 22nd March 2024. At around 06:05, a…

2 killed, 3 injured when freight train derails in small West Texas city after collision

Brian Evans
December 22, 2024
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Two Union Pacific employees were killed and three people were injured when a freight train collided with a tractor-trailer and derailed.

V/Line derails cheap VLocity rolling stock at Southern Cross

Bardy Bigglesworth
December 1, 2024
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Derailing a Vlocity at Spencer St Station and causing some major disruption this evening.

Major freight train collision in south of Poland

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November 21, 2024
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Two freight trains have collided in Silesia, southern Poland. A train driver was taken to the hospital for observation, but seems to have gotten away…

UK urgent rail safety alert after freight derailment

Simon Walton
October 28, 2024
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British rail operations could be disrupted by a safety critical fault uncovered during investigations following a freight derailment in Manchester.