accident updateThe impact of the freight train derailment that occurred inside the Gotthard Base Tunnel on Thursday 10 August is expected to hit the rail industry quite significantly. The situation is slightly better for freight trains,...Read more
Accident updateThe Gotthard Base Tunnel is likely to be closed longer than expected after an accident involving a freight train occurred on Thursday 10 August. Initial estimates from the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) stated that the...Read more
UPDATEThe cause of the tragic accident that occurred in the Netherlands has been identified. As Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail said, the BAM construction crane involved in the fatal accident was on the tracks earlier than...Read more
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
UPDATEThe tragic railway accident involving a passenger and freight train in Greece has shocked the country and the world. With at least 46 people dead, and dozens missing and wounded, the accident triggered a series...Read more
A collision between a passenger train and a freight train in northern Greece has left at least 40 dead and 85 injured, of which 53 remain in serious condition. Among the deceased are the drivers...Read more
Two freight trains collided in Fürnitz, Carinthia, in Austria. The collision took place at 4:23 am local time in a station area. Several wagons, as well as part of the rail tracks, caught fire. Luckily, the...Read more
Last night, two men, father and son, were hit and killed by a freight train near Senigallia, in Western Italy. Transit on the Marotta-Senigallia line was interrupted in both directions around 9 pm, causing delays...Read more
On Friday evening, a 600-meter-long freight train hit a convoy of stationary wagons at the Container Terminal in Herne, in Western Germany, 20 km from Essen. Nobody got injured, but the wagons got damaged. The...Read more
On Friday 22 July a freight train derailed inside the La Spezia port in North-Western Italy. The accident happened around La Spezia Marittima station, near Viale San Bartolomeo.Read more
An accident involving a freight train took place in the Wangen an der Aare station in North-West Switzerland. The accident occurred on Friday, 15 July and it, unfortunately, resulted in casualties, namely the passing of...Read more