Topic: Derailment

10 million euros in damages French line closed after derailment to (partially) reopen in mid-February

The railway line near Carentan, where a freight train derailed two weeks ago, will partially reopen around 14 or 15 February, while six additional weeks…
AFTERMATH OF BRITTANY FERRIES DERAILMENT Nuclear group secures temporary solution for spent fuel shipments on closed line

French nuclear products and services group Orano has secured a temporary solution for spent fuel shipments by rail following the derailment of a Brittany Ferries…
FERRIES REPLACE TRAINS Brittany Ferries implements contingency plan following train derailment

Brittany Ferries has implemented a contingency plan for shippers and road hauliers who normally use its intermodal road-rail freight service between Cherbourg and Bayonne-Mouguerre, which…
UPDATE Normandy rail line to be closed for several weeks following Brittany Ferries’ train derailment

The section of rail line in Normandy where a freight train operated by Brittany Ferries derailed on Sunday, 11 January will be out of service…
no injuries Brittany Ferries’ rail highway train derails, line closed until further notice

A train operating on Brittany Ferries’ rail highway service derailed yesterday shortly after leaving Cherbourg for Bayonne-Mouguerre, in the French Basque Country. No injuries were…
Bridge rails too far apart Snapped bolts: 2024 Manchester derailment

Back in September 2024, an aggregates train derailed in Manchester. The UK’s independent watchdog, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), has released its report into…
Derailment at Shap, Cumbria, England West Coast Main Line blocked – major incident declared

A train has derailed at Shap, the highest point on the West Coast Main Line in England, Europe’s busiest mixed traffic route. News of the…
Northampton's one on, one off Northampton terminal goes online as freighter goes offline

Over an Easter possession, strategic infrastructure developers SEGRO connected up their dramatic Logistics Park Northampton, enabling freight trains to access the site ahead of the…
Two years of cleaning? Investigators find: Czech fire train was going twice the speed limit

The train that derailed and went up into flames in Czechia on 28 February was going twice the speed limit. It was transporting benzene, a…
Missed signal? ‘ETCS could have prevented Czech chemical train fire’

The freight train with benzene that derailed and caught on fire in eastern Czechia was possibly driving too fast. RailFreight.com earlier reported that that scenario…
Chemical train derailment ‘Likely no serious environmental damage from Czech benzene train fire’

On Friday 28 February, a Czech train carrying the flammable and toxic substance benzene derailed and went up into flames. There was a serious risk…
Risk of environmental hazard Chemical freight train goes up in flames in Czechia

A freight train has derailed and gone up in flames in a major but victimless incident in Czechia. Extinguishing the fire is reportedly not an…