Geseke accident: At least a week before clearing site and assessing damages
UPDATEIt will take at least until the end of next week to remove the wagons from the Geseke accident site in Germany, and only then can the damage assessment begin. Three rail cranes are currently...Read moreCement-loaded train derails in Germany, killing train driver
A WLB freight train with wagons carrying cement derailed while entering the Geseke station in Germany. According to official sources, multiple railcars and the train’s locomotive overturned, resulting in the train driver’s death. DB Netze...Read more
Gotthard Tunnel’s reconstruction likely to begin after September ends
Clearance and rescue works in the western tube of the Gotthard Tunnel are expected to be finished by the end of September. SBB is currently working on removing the impacted wagons and locomotives, with eight...Read more
India: signal failure likely accident cause, freight train indirectly involved
The train accident in India (Odisha state) on Friday, 2 June, marks one of the deadliest railway disasters in the country, with at least 288 dead and over 1,000 injured. Officials investigating the accident during...Read more
Dutch rail accident: ProRail says the freight train was on the right track
Accident updateThe dynamic of the tragic accident that shook the Netherlands on the night of Tuesday, 4 April, is still quite unclear. What is known so far is that the DB Cargo Nederland convoy was the...Read more