RAISED TIPPER DOWNS WIRES

A truck with its tipper raised tore down the catenary wires at Blackheath level crossing between Bellville and Eersterivier on 28 May, halting all trains on the Strand and Stellenbosch lines....

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MUIZENBERG BRIDGE DRAMA

On 3 June, 15 people were hurt, one badly, when a touring coach turned from Main Road, Muizenberg, into Atlantic Road and jammed under the railway bridge. The driver was arrested for reckless driving...

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INDIAN COLLISION KILLS 70

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...

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DERAILMENT IN BIHAR, INDIA

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...

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LOWBED GROUNDED ON CROSSING DERAILS EXPRESS

On 13 May, a lowbed trailer carrying a bulldozer grounded on the rails at a crossing in Mebane, North Carolina. Southbound Amtrak train 73 ran into the obstruction at an estimated 100km/h, derailing...

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LOCO & 20 OFF IN KENTUCKY

On 23 May, a locomotive and 20 out of a 90-wagon train en route from Salem, Illinois to Nashville, Tennessee derailed while rounding a curve near a level crossing in Robards, Kentucky. CSX crews...

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AMTRAK FUEL SPILL DISRUPTION

On 16 May, the fuel tank on the locomotive of a westbound Amtrak passenger train was punctured when it was struck buy an object in central New York, shutting down rail service for several hours. About...

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CHATTANOOGA DERAILMENT

On 23 May, 28 wagons in a CSX train derailed in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The city's fire department was quickly on the scene. According to the department's information officer Bruce Garner, 'these...

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TRANSNET STRIKE ' BYPRODUCT CASUALTIES

From a correspondent: 'On Wednesday 19 May it was the derailment of petrol train 1510 near Shallcross on the Natal Main Line after the track had been tampered with. During the same week there were...

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LANDSLIDE CAUSES FATAL CHINESE PILE-UP

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...

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