Britain's Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) is looking into an incident on 4 September 2011 between Theale and Aldermaston stations, Berkshire, at Ufton level crossing, which is protected by...
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On Monday 12 September, commuter train services from Hampshire into London Waterloo were delayed after theft of cable near Guildford, Surrey. Three separate incidents of cable theft in the previous...
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Volunteers in the tea room at Pontypool and Blaenavon Heritage Railway are not deterred after two break-ins.
The Ivor the Engine weekend was spoiled when thieves broke into the railway's tearoom on...
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A serious fire at the Tiburtina station in Rome on 24 July caused widespread disruption to train services throughout Italy. The effects were felt as far afield as Bologna, Florence and Turin. Railways...
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A year ago, on 17 August 2010, a 13-wagon freight train rolled backwards along a stretch of the UK west coast main-line in Cumbria. In the early hours, the northbound train was travelling on a rising...
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On 23 February 2011, one bogie in a train consisting of 27 empty wagons derailed on a level crossing at Dalchalm in Scotland. The driver was unaware that anything had happened. In fact, about 340...
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On 12 August, one passenger died and 'at least' 40 were hurt (according to police reports) when a Polish intercity train from Warsaw to Katowice derailed at the town of Baby, near the city of Piotrkow...
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Railway accidents in Switzerland are rare. On 8 August, eight people were reported hurt when a regional train headed for the German village of Waldhut with 50 passengers aboard derailed in the...
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The UK Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has looked into the dislodging of container panels, one of which collided with a track maintenance machine near Althorpe Park, Northamptonshire on 18...
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A recent derailment in Syria, where all international trains are currently withdrawn due to political unrest, is attributed to by a correspondent to one of two possible causes:
One, members of the...
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