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Wellington Derailment

Wellington Derailment

Passengers were kept on board a Wellington suburban train after it derailed at the Ngaio station on the Johnsonville line this afternoon. 15 passengers were kept...

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Waikanae Derailment Now Cleared

Waikanae Derailment Now Cleared

UPDATE 9.16pm Derailment north of Waikanae has been cleared so the Capital Connection will run as normal tomorrow morning. There’s been a freight train derailment...

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Video: Scots Train Derails, Burns

Video: Scots Train Derails, Burns

In Scotland, a northbound passenger train has derailed and caught fire while travelling through a mountaineous area. This left a passenger car hanging “precariously...

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Video: 65 Dead In IndiaÕs Train Smash

Video: 65 Dead In India’s Train Smash

In Eastern India, at least 65 people were killed and at least 200 injured after a high-speed train derailed and was struck by a cargo train traveling on a nearby...

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Freight Train Derailment Raises Safety issue

Freight Train Derailment Raises Safety issue

A safety issue is raised in a rail accident report concerning a express freight train derailment. On  October20  2006, the sixth wagon on express freight train...

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