Derailment makes triple Friday headache for British network
A triumvirate of deep depressions hit British railways on Friday. Commuters into London Paddington and airline travellers heading for Heathrow were grounded by a freight train derailment just after sunrise. In addition, pickets were on...Read more
Passenger train hits and derails freight train in Romania
A railway accident involving a passenger train and a freight train transporting cars in Romania left around 12 people injured, fortunately not severely. The accident occurred on 13 March in the Roșiori train station in...Read more
Greece puts aside more money, wants to complete signalling system
The Greek government has announced a new set of measures to increase the safety system of the railways. The state budget will be increased and the signalling network will be completed. This was announced on...Read more
Ohio derailment: fire is out but fears still spark
Accident updateThings after the massive derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, US, seem to be going from bad to worse. The citizens in the area may be dealing with contaminated air and water, while Norfolk Southern, the...Read more
Derailed freight train leaves city in Ohio in state of emergency
A derailment of a freight train in the US state of Ohio that occurred on Friday evening has left the city in a state of emergency. As the train was carrying dangerous goods, there is...Read more
Derailment in Australia leads to five days of line closure
Accident updateRepairs after a mastodontic accident in Queensland, Australia, could keep the line between Rockhampton and Gladstone closed for up to five days. This is what Aurizon, the company operating the line, was reported saying by...Read moreAustralian coal rail corridor closed after train derailment
Two freight trains collided in Queensland, Australia, on 29 January, causing an indefinite closure of the railway line between Rockhampton and Gladstone. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said that a freight train derailed and...Read more
Freight train with 22 wagons derails in Eastern Russia
A freight train has derailed in Eastern Russia. In total, 22 wagons went off the track, causing delays for multiple trains on the route. According to Trans-Baikal Railway, the operator of that section, no one...Read more
English railway line set to reopen after Carlisle freight train derailment
Direct lines are set to reopen between Carlisle and Newcastle and Carlisle and Skipton later this week after. The routes were closed by a major freight derailment in mid October. Engineers from the UK infrastructure...Read more
Carlisle derailment crane lift but opening drifts into December
A massive crane lift has helped Carlisle repairs ramp up. Eight hundred tonnes of crane does not come cheap, but that’s the price of restoring the railway south and east of Carlisle. After a massive...Read more
Carlisle progress but complications put UK reopening back by weeks
Initial hopes that the derailment at Carlisle would be resolved in a matters of days have resolved into weeks. The cement train that came off the tracks in the south east of the English city...Read more
Complications delay Carlisle freight derailment recovery
Hopes that the lines to the south east of Carlisle would be reinstated within one week have been dashed. Last week’s derailment of a fully laden cement train, at a critical junction, is proving more...Read more
Carlisle derailment: investigators waste no time
Thursday night’s (20 October) freight derailment in Cumbria will have lasting effects on goods and passenger services south from the city of Carlisle for weeks to come. However, the inspectors on-site have only taken days...Read more
Cement train derails near Carlisle: lines blocked for days
A significant derailment involving a bulk cement train has blocked lines south and east of Carlisle, bringing significant disruption to all traffic between that northwest junction town and destinations east to Newcastle and south to...Read more
Scottish derailment casts a cloud over Coatbridge Sunnyside
Services in Central Scotland have faced a weekend of disruption and several more days of curtailed services. A derailment at a busy junction has wiped out a large proportion of suburban passenger services around Glasgow...Read more
Canada releases investigation report on fatal 2019 derailment
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) recommends improved tests and maintenance of brake cylinders on freight cars. That is one the three main recommendations listed in its final investigation report into the 2019 derailment...Read more
UK safety watchdog releases striking images of London derailment
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) as released striking images of the derailment at London Gateway on 24 December. The accident, which damaged almost 600 metres of track and points, was widely reported locally. The...Read more
The legacy of Llangennech: global implications from UK derailment
The final report on a derailment in Wales in the summer of 2020 will have repercussions for the whole rail freight industry. The British Rail Accident Investigation Branch has concluded that the factors responsible for...Read more
Freight locomotive derailment at junction in Kent
A low-speed derailment in southeast England disrupted Thursday’s commuters and other rail services in and out of London St Pancras, the terminal for Eurostar. The disruption lasted most of the day. A class 66 diesel,...Read more