BAGSTRAP CAUGHT IN DOORS: PSSGR DRAGGED

At about 11:35 on 10 April, South Eastern train 2V29 from London Cannon Street to Hayes in Kent was leaving West Wickham station when the driver observed (displayed on a platform monitor) a passenger...

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MINIATURE TRAIN DERAILS AT WATFORD.

A miniature train that has been running at Watford west of London for 35 years derailed on 7 April. Press reports told of children being 'trapped' but a trainee paramedic said the coach was lifted and...

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GREEK FREIGHT DERAILS 15 WAGONS

A 'slight landslide' following heavy rain was believed to be the cause of a 30-wagon freight train derailing15 vehicles near Gefyra in Greece, late in March. Two crew members were reported hurt. The...

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MANY ACCIDENTS: ROMANIAN TRAINS SUSPENDED

The Romanian Rail Safety Authority (ASFR), perturbed by a 'spate of accidents', recently revoked a section of a prominent operator's safety certificate. This resulted in Regiotrains ' second biggest...

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GLOWSTICKS FOR PASSENGERS IN THE DARK

Late on 21 February, a woman flung herself in front of a moving train near Bedhampton in Hampshire. Emergency service personnel took the driver away to be treated for shock. The train remained...

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LONDON TUNNEL FLOOD CANCELS 1,000 TRAINS

On 28 January, the busy St Pancras to Farringdon line under central London had to be closed due to flooding in the tunnel. More than a million litres of water were pumped out after a main burst, and...

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TUNNEL SMOKE CLOSES CHUNNEL

Smoke in the Channel Tunnel linking England and France caused closure of the facility to all passenger and freight traffic on 17 January 2015. Operator Eurostar said tickets could be refunded or...

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ANOTHER MADRID STATION EVACUATED

In the first week of January, Madrid's Atocha station was evacuated after a man threatened to blow himself up. He claimed to have a bomb in his backpack but nothing was found when he was arrested. On...

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MADRID POLICEMAN PUSHED INTO TRAIN'S PATH

On 2 January, a 28-year-old police officer died in hospital after being pushed off the platform and hit by a train at Embajadores station in the centre of Madrid. His assailant, thought to be an...

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MADRID STATION EVACUATED AFTER BOMB THREAT

Atocha station in the centre of Madrid, where 191 people were killed in a terrorist attack in 2004, was evacuated on 2 January 2014 following a bomb threat. Police sealed off the complex for several...

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