A fatal collision between two freight trains in Munich, Germany, on Saturday morning killed one person. The accident, which saw rail cars derail and fall from a bridge, occurred hours after a similar rail crash in the UK left one dead and 89 injured.
One person died after two freight trains collided on a bridge in Munich overnight. Two cars derailed and fell about 5 meters to the road below, but the cargo was not hazardous. The cause of the collision is under investigation.
A freight train driver in Bangkok tested positive for drugs and faces charges after a collision with a bus killed eight people. The bus was stuck on tracks at a busy crossing. Authorities are implementing mandatory drug tests for rail staff.
A freight train collided with a sewage truck at a rail crossing in Chesapeake, Virginia, resulting in a large explosion of waste and life-threatening injuries to the truck driver. Investigations are ongoing.
A collision between a freight train and a bus in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday killed at least eight people and injured 32. The bus was stopped at a red light on the tracks when the train hit it, causing a fire.
At least eight people died and over 20 were injured when a freight train collided with a public bus at a railway crossing in Bangkok, Thailand. The bus caught fire after the impact, and investigations are underway into the cause.
A new poll asks Australians specifically about One Nation and the results show that rather than being a flash in the pan, the minor party's freight train may be a more lasting phenomenon.
A new poll asks Australians specifically about One Nation and the results show that rather than being a flash in the pan, the minor party's freight train may be a more lasting phenomenon.
The East West Rail project linking Oxford to Milton Keynes was finished in 2024. There’s just one hitch: no servicesThe rumbling noise in the night, still enough to waken the unhabituated, is what really goads some people living in Winslow, Buckinghamshire. Freight trains running through the new station since late 2024 prove this stretch of railway is operational. But the long-promised passenger services have yet to appear – and there is no sign of any arriving soon.Welcome to East West Rail, open or not. For well over a decade, ministers have talked up a new railway linking Oxford to Cambridge via Milton Keynes to accelerate the drive for housing, jobs and growth – an arc of tech industry hailed as the UK’s answer to Silicon Valley. Continue reading...
A man died in a blast while allegedly attempting to plant an improvised explosive device on the Dedicated Freight Corridor railway track near Bathonia village in Patiala district, Punjab, late Monday night. The explosion occurred at approximately 9:00 PM between Rajpura and Shambhu, triggering a high-intensity security alert. Police recovered the body in severely mutilated condition and several items including wires, explosive materials, and a damaged mobile phone. This marks the second attack on the DFC in Punjab within three months, following a January blast near Khanpur village that derailed a goods train. No group has claimed responsibility, and investigators are probing potential terror module links.
