Late on 26 March, a northbound passenger train ran into the rear of another in Thailand's central province of Ayutthaya, a short distance north of Bangkok. Twenty passengers were reported hurt, two-...
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Late on 10 March, a southbound passenger train collided with a truck carrying rock and derailed at a crossing near Dong Ha station in Quang Tri Province, in central Vietnam. The diesel locomotive was...
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Two occupants of a van died instantly on 29 December in Dhaka, Bangladesh, after the vehicle collided with a train. Four others died later in hospital and 'about a dozen' were reportedly hurt in the...
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China's Xinhua news agency reports that three people lost their lives on 22 October when hit by a freight train between the stations at Liang Jiaping and Dingxi in the north-west of the country. A...
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It's typhoon season in the Pacific. On 6 October, high-speed 'bullet train' service was suspended between Tokyo and Osaka because of heavy rain, and more than 600 flights were cancelled at Tokyo's...
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On 31 August, passenger train T373 departed from the coastal city of Qingdao at noon and was scheduled to arrive in Xining, capital of China's north-western Qinghai Province, at 17:30. At about 16:40...
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On 13 August, a Metro Rail Transit (MRT) train stalled between the Magallanes and Taft Avenue stations in Manila, reportedly due to power problems. The following train moved forward, coupled and...
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On 27 July, five of the 18 coaches comprising the luxury Eastern and Oriental Express tour train derailed between the Sakosinarai and Luk Kae stations in Thailand's Ratchaburi province. Two Japanese...
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A tourist train collided with one carrying commuters at Taebaek, a South Korean resort area about 200km south-east of Seoul, on 22 July. One person, reportedly in her 60s, died and about 65 were...
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On 21 June, a fraction under 50mm of rain fell in an hour in the Japanese city of Ibusuki. A landslide derailed a sightseeing train on the Kyushu Railway company's Ibusuki-Makurazaki line, reportedly...
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