MORE ON THE ROVOS DERAILMENT

At approximately 10:30 on 21 April, a Rovos luxury passenger train from Cape Town halted at Centurion, 8.9km south of Pretoria main station, to change engines. This is a standard Rovos procedure, the...

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LONG GRASS CAUSES CROSSING COLLISION

Jaque Wepener reports: 'Wednesday's [21 April] 'Volksblad' newspaper had a front page article: 'Kroonstad boer ry voor trein in' [Farmer rides in front of train]. His farm is between Kroonstad &...

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WOMAN BRUSIED BY FAST TRAIN

On 13 April, a 19-year-old woman walking along the track immediately north of Tenino, in Washington state, was reportedly 'bumped' by an Amtrak train passing at 112km/h. She was taken to hospital...

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MEDIAN TO MAKE CROSSINGS SAFER

Impatient motorists who drive around lowered crossing gates are a big problem in America, where many cities have a number of level crossings. To prevent this practice, the municipality of Spokane...

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ROVOS DERAILMENT

Shortly before midday on 21 April, a Rovos luxury passenger train stopped at Centurion, 8.9km south of Pretoria main station, to change engines. This is a standard Rovos procedure, the last portion of...

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DIAMOND EXPRESS DERAILS

On 17 April, the locomotive and first coach of Shosholoza Meyl's Kimberley-Johannesburg Diamond Express derailed over facing points near Randfontein at about 05:00. According to the government...

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LANDSLIDE CAUSES FATAL DERAILMENT

On 12 April, a landslide apparently caused by a burst irrigation pipe derailed a train near Bolzano in northern Italy. 'At least' six people lost their lives, according to the Reuters account quoting...

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RAIL THIEVES ARRESTED

It doesn't only happen in Africa. On 11 April, Cruz Mario Carnacion, 37, and Jose Luis Trejo-Yanez, 35 - apparently illegal aliens - were arrested for stealing steel spikes from the Norfolk Southern...

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CROSSING-SAFETY CABOOSE IN CROSSING COLLISION

On 8 April, a caboose labelled 'Look, listen, live' - used by Operation Lifesaver (a non-profit organisation that raises awareness of level crossing hazards) - was involved in a crossing collision in...

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FLOODS CUT NY-BOSTON MAIN

Floods following heavy rains in Rhode Island at the beginning of April caused extensive disruption to rail services on the important New York-Boston main-line. All Acela high-speed service was...

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