Accident update
Railway to Bergen reopens, freight traffic restarts
As of last night, freight trains are running again along the railway connecting Oslo and Bergen, as Henning Aandal, the CEO of OnRail, told RailFreight.com.…
Gotthard accident aftermath: ‘There is no more room for error’
The east tunnel of the Gotthard Base Tunnel has been reopened for freight traffic after a massive train derailment two weeks ago. Akos Ersek, Chief…
Accident update
Gotthard accident: ‘problem was with the train, not the infrastructure’
The train derailment that occurred Thursday 10 August inside the Gotthard Base Tunnel might cause the structure to be closed for quite some time. This…
US weekly update
Ohio derailment aftermath: EPA launches internal investigation
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it will initiate an inquiry to analyse the agency’s response to…
Another derailment in Ohio for Norfolk Southern
A freight train operated by Norfolk Southern derailed near Springfield, Ohio, in the United States on Saturday 4 March. This is the company’s second derailment…
Update
Ohio derailment: the incriminated wheelset was 122°C too hot
The wheelset that caused a disastrous accident in Ohio, United States, at the beginning of February was 122°C hotter than the ambient temperature. This is…