Freight train derails near Bergen in Norway, train driver with minor injuries
The incident led to a comprehensive response from emergency services, police, and the National Accident Investigation Board.
The incident led to a comprehensive response from emergency services, police, and the National Accident Investigation Board.
The ore traffic on Malmbanan resumed on Tuesday, February 20, following a stoppage exceeding two months.
A passenger train collided with a truck near Karvina in the Czech Republic. The train driver did not survive the accident. According to the latest information from the spokesperson of the regional fire brigade, sixteen people were injured on the train.
The Global Rail Solutions train crash caused traffic disruption on the Craiova – Caracal route.
A fully loaded ore train, travelling from Kiruna to Narvik, derailed near Vassijaure station, close to the Norwegian border, on the evening of December 17th.
On 11.12.2023, shortly before 9 am, a fully loaded grain train heading to the port of Rijeka in Croatia collided with an infrastructure maintenance vehicle. No injuries were reported.
Two freight trains collided in Česká Třebová in the Czech Republic just before 6am on Sunday morning. The driver of one of the trains was slightly injured in the accident.
SBB estimates that the Gotthard Base Tunnel will not be fully operational for passenger and freight trains until September 2024.
The second largest contract signed for Railcare means long-term stability of the company's transport business.
According to initial reports, five people were injured. Passengers were evacuated from the train in time.
The accident happened on Sunday 10 September as the freight train carrying cement passed through Geseke, west of Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia.
So far, 22 wagons have been removed from the tunnel, as well as two locomotives. Currently, 8 wagons are still in the tunnel.
While passenger trains run an hour to two hours late via the old route with 30% less capacity, many freight trains are at a standstill and Swiss storage capacity is already exhausted.
Several freight cars of a northbound train passing through the Gotthard Basis Tunnel derailed close on 10 August 2023, causing all traffic to halt to a standstill at this frequent route.
The Bahanaga train disaster site in Odisha was visited by Indian Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to assess rehabilitation efforts.
On Friday 2 June, a tragic incident occurred in the eastern Indian state of Orissa. Two passenger trains collided. According to the latest information, 288 people have died and around 900 have been injured, but there may still be many people trapped underneath the carriages. A rescue operation is under way.
It will probably take several days to restore the railway line between Hajdúhadház and Újfehértó after the derailment of the freight train, said the head of the Debrecen Regional Railway Directorate of MÁV Zrt.
According to local authorities, it was caused by an explosion on the tracks. No one was reportedly injured.
Over the past month, railroad safety has become a significant concern in the United States. In March, none of the Class I railroads was spared from the list of companies experiencing derailments and accidents, and even Amtrak was added to the undesired list.
At least one person was killed and around 30 injured after a train accident on Tuesday morning in Voorschoten, the Netherlands, between The Hague and Amsterdam.