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2018 In Rail Transport
Events January * January 4 – Hennenman–Kroonstad train crash. * January 13 – Opening of Phase 1 (South Florida) portion of Brightline higher-speed rail in Florida. * January 19 – The first train of Bay Area Rapid Transit's Fleet of the Future enters revenue service. * January 25 – Pioltello train derailment: At least three people are killed and over 100 injured in a train derailment near Milan, Italy. * January 31 ** – 2018 Crozet, Virginia train crash. ** – The first Class 331 EMU for Arriva Rail North in England is unveiled at the CAF factory in Zaragoza. February * February 4 – An Amtrak passenger train collides with a freight train at Cayce, South Carolina and is derailed; two people are killed. * February 22 – China Railway Corporation records 12.2 million passenger trips taken on the company's trains today, setting a new record for services following the Spring Festival holiday. Known as 'Chunyun,' the travel rush around the holida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hennenman–Kroonstad Train Crash
On 4 January 2018, a passenger train operated by Shosholoza Meyl collided with a truck at a level crossing at Geneva Station between Hennenman and Kroonstad, in the Free State, South Africa. The train derailed, and seven of the twelve carriages caught fire. Twenty-one people were killed and 254 others were injured. Accident At about 09:15 local time (07:15 UTC) on 4 January 2018, a passenger train, operated by Shosholoza Meyl, carrying 429 passengers, was travelling from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg when it collided with a truck on the Geneva Station level crossing, around south-west of Johannesburg. Witnesses stated that the truck failed to stop at the level crossing, despite the train driver giving warning by blowing the horn. The truck, along with its two trailers, was dragged for around , and a car being transported on the train was also crushed by the derailed train. The locomotive hauling the train was Class C30EMP diesel-electric locomotive No. 3018, owned by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |