Posted on 30 August 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
Already facing a serious financial crisis which led to discontinuation of services on many routes, several hundred kilometres of railway line have been washed away in Pakistan. Officials of the national railway say they will only be in a position to estimate overall losses when the floodwaters flow into the Arabian Sea. [...more]
Posted on 10 August 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
The Indian Railway Board is to instal anti-collision devices (ACD) in an effort to avert train collisions. The decision follows the recent collision between the Uttarbanga and Vanachal expresses which killed 66 people. The ACD has been successfully tested by the railway’s research wing at Lucknow. The sensitive apparatus detects the presence of a second [...] [...more]
Posted on 25 July 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
In a terrible accident in India’s West Bengal at about 02:00 on 19 July, more than 60 people died and over 150 were injured, many badly. The Uttar Banga Express ran into the rear of the Vananchal Express standing at platform four in the station at Sainthia, about 190km from Kolkata. Three coaches of the [...] [...more]
Posted on 07 June 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
On 28 May, the Jnaneshwari Express bound for Mumbai derailed in West Bengal. A freight train then ploughed into the coaches, killing “at least 70” and injuring nearly 150. The accident is believed to be to an act of sabotage by Maoists. As a precautionary measure, India’s South Eastern Railway suspended the operation of passenger [...] [...more]
Posted on 07 June 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
On 25 May 2010, 15 coaches of the Rajdhani Express from Delhi to the city of Guwahati derailed in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. Eleven passengers sustained minor injuries. The reasons for the incident remained unclear but might be linked to political sabotage. In November, the Times of India recalled, eight coaches of a [...] [...more]
Posted on 01 June 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
On 23 May, the derailment of a passenger train at Jiangxi in south-east China resulted in at least 19 people killed and 71 injured. The train ran into a mass of dirt and debris brought down in a landslide following heavy rain. The locomotive and eight of the 17 coaches were reported to have overturned [...] [...more]
Posted on 01 April 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
Delhi’s system was judged the “most Improved metro” at the 3rd Metro Awards in London on 23 March. Managing director E Sreedharan received a special mention for his “outstanding contribution to the urban transport industry” during the ceremony at the Victoria Park Plaza, attended by over 250 delegates representing 70 metro companies in 40 countries [...] [...more]
Posted on 01 April 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
Rescuers were working around the clock on 26 March in a search for 10 workers trapped in a collapsed railway tunnel in North China’s Inner Mongolia region. The victims were busy with excavation in the Zhuozi county of Ulanqab City, about 150km from the regional capital Hohhot and 400km from Beijing. An estimated 2,000 cubic [...] [...more]
Posted on 19 February 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
On 10 February, rail lines were blown up in India’s Sundargarh district for the second time in 48 hours, derailing eight wagons of a goods train. The rebels responsible are fighting for communist rule in a number of Indian states. On 8 February, the line was blown up between Bhalulata and Jareikela stations, derailing two [...] [...more]
Posted on 05 February 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
Police have turned over to prosecutors their case against three rail traffic controllers following the 2005 derailment of an East Japan Railway company express train, the Tokyo Times reports. Blamed on strong winds, the accident in Yamagata Prefecture killed five passengers and injured 33. The six-car Inaho no 14 express from Akita to Niigata derailed [...] [...more]
Posted on 05 February 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
After a series of accidents, train delays and cancellations, Indian Railways – one of the world’s largest rail networks – has admitted it is ill-prepared to handle problems that arise in persisting foggy weather conditions, the Times of India reports. When fog enveloped the northern areas in mid-January, three major accidents involved expresses running into [...] [...more]
Posted on 01 February 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
Three people were killed and more than a dozen injured when two trains collided near Tundla, 30 km from Agra in India. The accident occurred in thick fog when the Kalindi Express from Delhi ran into the stationary Shram Shakti Express, badly damaging the coach reserved for women and children. Two women and a child [...] [...more]
