Cheb train station. Source: Vojtěch Dočkal/Wikimedia Commons

Locomotive derailment in the Czech Republic slows rail freight down

Cheb train station. Source: Vojtěch Dočkal/Wikimedia Commons

Tuesday morning around 9 am a freight train locomotive derailed in the Cheb railway station, in the Western Czech Republic, close to the border with Germany. No one was injured, but traffic from Cheb to Tršnice had to be temporarily interrupted for a few hours.

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Author: Marco Raimondi

Marco Raimondi is an editor of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

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