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Nine dead in Indian train fire near Mumbai
A fire on an overnight train killed at least nine people Wednesday with sleeping victims overcome by the flames and smoke as the blaze ripped through three carriages, a railways official said.
08 January 2014
Tokyo fire stops bullet trains, strands holidaymakers
A fire near a central Tokyo station threw parts of Japan's bullet train system into chaos on Friday, as tens of thousands of passengers tried to return home from New Year holidays.
03 January 2014
Evacuation in North Dakota town after fiery oil-train explosion
A freight train loaded with crude oil derailed in the US state of North Dakota Monday, sending a massive plume of toxic smoke skyward and forcing the evacuation of part of a small town, US media reported.
31 December 2013
23 killed in fire on train in southern India: TV
A fire on an overnight train killed at least 23 people Saturday in southern India as it ripped through a carriage packed with sleeping passengers, local television networks reported.
28 December 2013
China high-speed train kills four rail workers: report
A Chinese high-speed train killed four maintenance workers after a communication failure, state media reported Tuesday, the latest fatal incident on the country's flagship rail network.
26 November 2013
1200 cubic meters of oil in 17 tanks burnt in yesterday's petroleum train fire near Aktau
The train driver is in a grave condition with 3rd category burns of 30% of this body.
17 November 2013
Petroleum train derailed by MAN oil tank truck, 10 tanks on fire in Aktau: KTZ comments
The fire started as a result of the train's collision with a MAN oil tank truck that belongs to Emiroil company; one man dead, one injured, one missing.
16 November 2013
Petroleum train on fire in Aktau, 2 dead one missing
Oil tanks are on fire near Aktau city in western Kazakhstan. Both locomotive drivers were killed by the fire, truck driver is missing, reportedly on the run.
16 November 2013
Six dead as Canada train smashes into bus
Screaming commuters were thrown from a double-decker bus when it ploughed into a passenger train at an Ottawa suburban crossing.
20 September 2013
20 wagons derail in Karaganda oblast
Karaganda transport prosecutors initiated a criminal case over derailment of 20 freight wagons at Karagan-Ozek station.
21 August 2013
Canadian railway refuses to pay for disaster clean-up
Canadian Pacific Railway will appeal a government order to pay for the clean-up of a deadly train derailment in Canada's Quebec province in July.
16 August 2013
Trains collide in Almaty again
An electric locomotive has collided with Almaty-Karaganda passenger train during the train's loading at Almaty-1 train station.
07 August 2013
Spain train driver on phone at time of deadly crash
The driver of a train that derailed in Spain killing 79 people was on the phone to a coworker at the time of the accident, while the train was racing at nearly twice the speed limit.
31 July 2013
Head-on train collision injures 35 in Switzerland: police
Two trains collided head-on Monday in western Switzerland, injuring 35 passengers, at least five of them seriously.
30 July 2013
Station operator's mistake caused train crash in Almaty
According to the preliminary investigation, the accident at Almaty railway station was caused by a mistake of Almaty-2 station duty officer.
30 July 2013
Two trains collide in Almaty
Two trains have collided at Almaty-2 railway station.
29 July 2013
Train crash driver charged as Spain mourns crash victims
The driver of a train that hurtled off the rails in Spain was charged Sunday with 79 counts of reckless homicide and released on bail after being questioned by a judge.
29 July 2013
Driver in deadly Spain train crash faces probe
Spanish police were waiting Friday to question one of the drivers of a train that derailed, killing at least 80 passengers, amid media reports it was travelling at twice the speed limit.
26 July 2013
77 dead in Spanish train crash: official
A train hurtled off the tracks in northwest Spain killing at least 77 passengers and injuring more than 140.
25 July 2013
60 dead in Spanish train crash
A train hurtled off the tracks in northwestern Spain on Wednesday killing 60 passengers and injuring more than 100 as carriages crumpled into each other in a smoking wreckage of tangled steel.
25 July 2013