All articles tagged with #train derailment
A second train derailed near Wickford railway station in Essex, southeast England, just after 2 p.m. local time, less than 24 hours after a Lewes derailment that injured 18 people (two seriously). There are currently no reported injuries at Wickford; investigations are underway, and experts warn extreme heat could have caused rail tracks to buckle due to heat expansion during the record heatwave.
A passenger train derailed near Lewes in East Sussex (southern England), with police and emergency services at the scene. Officials say there are no serious injuries or fatalities. Rail services through Lewes and Haywards Heath were canceled or slowed, and nationwide disruption was expected for a few hours as responders worked, while the cause was not yet known; temperatures in the region reached around 35C amid a heatwave.
Sound Transit’s light-rail service resumed Sunday after an out-of-service Link train derailed near the International District/Chinatown station late Saturday, with no passengers aboard and no injuries reported. The incident—happening as thousands were leaving a concert at Lumen Field—triggered about eight hours of suspensions on the 1 Line (Capitol Hill to SODO) and the 2 Line (Capitol Hill to Judkins Park), with buses substituting for trains. Recovery efforts and a root-cause investigation are underway; officials say this is only the second derailment of its kind since 2009.
An overnight derailment of a Manayunk-Norristown train near North Broad Street disrupted Philadelphia’s Regional Rail network, but service resumed by about 3 p.m. with Chestnut Hill East, Fox Chase, and Norristown lines back in operation. In the interim, several lines were suspended or truncated, with some trains terminating at Fern Rock or Suburban Station and riders advised to use the Market-Frankford Line to reach Center City. There were 47 people on the derailed train and no injuries reported. The incident followed a separate CSX derailment in Bensalem the day before, and residual delays may continue as crews clear and restore normal operations.
A commuter train derailed in Gelida, near Barcelona, after a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks amid heavy rains, killing the driver and injuring 37 as authorities stabilized the scene, evacuated passengers, and shore up the wreckage. The incident comes days after a deadly high-speed collision near Adamuz in Córdoba.
A Rodalies commuter train derailed between Gelida and Sant Sadurní near Barcelona after a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks amid heavy storms, killing the driver and injuring at least 37 people, four seriously. Emergency crews evacuated passengers; a second Barcelona-area train derailed due to a rock dislodged by the storm but caused no injuries, and services were suspended.
Investigators probing the Spanish high‑speed derailment report a worn and broken rail joint (fishplate) that created a gap widening as trains passed, a finding they say could be key to the cause. CIAF leads the inquiry; Renfe’s president says human error is unlikely. The incident involved the Iryo train; the track had been renovated last May, and a Hitachi Rail inspection found no train faults.
At least 39 people were killed and dozens hospitalized after a Madrid-bound high-speed train derailed near Adamuz, Córdoba, colliding with a southbound train. Rescue crews faced a remote crash site as authorities opened DNA-based identifications and expanded the search for the missing; the cause remains unknown, the stretch was straight and renovated, and the crash is Spain’s deadliest rail disaster since 2013.
A high-speed train derailed and collided with another on Spain’s Madrid–Seville line in Adamuz, Córdoba, killing at least 21 and injuring about 73, with the death toll expected to rise. About 300 passengers were aboard the first train; the cause remains unclear and investigators are examining track and equipment after recent renovations. Rail service on Madrid–Andalucía routes was suspended as crews work the wreckage, making this the deadliest Spanish rail disaster since 2013 Santiago de Compostela.
A derailment near Adamuz, Córdoba, caused an Iryo high-speed train to cross onto an oncoming Renfe AVE train, killing at least 21 people and injuring many as emergency services respond; Madrid–Andalusia services were suspended and investigators are examining the incident.
A crane collapsed onto an elevated road in Samut Sakhon province near Bangkok, killing two people, just a day after another crane fell onto a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand, killing 32. Rescue work was hampered by dangerous site conditions. The incidents have raised scrutiny of major road and rail projects and the firms involved, including Italthai (Italian-Thai Development) and partners, with investigators reviewing safety and contractor roles.
A construction crane collapsed onto a passing train in Sikhio district, Thailand, derailing three carriages and killing at least 25 people with about 80 injured as authorities ordered a full investigation into the high-speed rail project under construction above the line.
A construction crane collapsed onto a Bangkok-to-Nong Khai passenger train in northeastern Thailand, derailing the three-carriage service with about 200 people aboard. At least 29 people were killed and around 67 injured (eight of them critically) as rescuers worked amid tangled wreckage and a fire in the second carriage. The crane was part of an elevated rail project tied to a Belt and Road–linked Thai-Chinese initiative. Authorities ordered an investigation and continued rescue operations.
A CSX train derailed in southern Kentucky, leaking molten sulfur and causing a fire, but no injuries occurred. Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order which was later lifted after air quality tests confirmed safety. Emergency crews responded quickly to contain the incident and protect the community.
A train derailment in Oaxaca, Mexico, resulted in 13 deaths and over 100 injuries, with authorities investigating the cause and providing assistance to victims and families. The incident involved the Interoceanic Train, which derailed near Nizanda, and prompted a large-scale rescue operation.