Cm To Bkk Train Derailed

[whimsy]

Three hurt, driver missing as train derails

From correspondents in Bangkok

September 01, 2006 02:35am

AT least three people were injured and a driver was missing after a passenger train derailed in northern Thailand, police and railway officials said.

The first carriage of the train from northern tourist spot Chiang Mai to Bangkok came off the rails and plunged into a river in Phrae province, some 500km north of the capital.

More here, Herald Australia

[sriracha john]

Three hurt, driver missing after train derails in northern Thailand

BANGKOK : At least three people were injured and a driver was missing on Thursday after a passenger train derailed in northern Thailand, police and railway officials said.

The first carriage of the train from northern tourist spot Chiang Mai to Bangkok came off the rails and plunged into a river in Phrae province, some 500 kilometres north of the capital.

"At least one driver was missing and also three people were injured. But we have no further information," a police official in the province said.

Railway officials also confirmed the accident but gave no further details.

Hospital officials said the three people were slightly injured.

Police could not say how many passengers were on the train at the time of the accident.

- AFP

[Plus]

It's not another case of a driver fleeding the scene, is it?

[Maejo Man]

It's not another case of a driver fleeding the scene, is it?

Given the amount of saturating rain we have had in the last few days all over the north, had you considered the possibility that the embankment could have collapsed, causing the train to plunge into the river, and the poor driver washed away?

Just take a look at the north side of the klong! Completely collapsed from water saturation.

[krikrik]

Given the amount of saturating rain we have had in the last few days all over the north, had you considered the possibility that the embankment could have collapsed, causing the train to plunge into the river, and the poor driver washed away?

Indeed.

Driving conditions are hardly ideal.

[taxexile]

เกิดเหตุดินถล่มทับเส้นทางรถไฟที่เด่นชัย จังหวัดแพร่ ทำให้หัวรถจักรตกลงในแม่น้ำยม ทำให้คนขับและช่างเครื่องหายไปกับสายน้ำ

เมื่อค่ำวานนี้ รถด่วนขบวนที่ 52 ซึ่งออกจากจังหวัดเชียงใหม่ เข้ากรุงเทพฯ ได้ตกรางบริเวณบ้านแก่งหลวง หมู่ 5 ตำบลแม่ปาน อำเภอลอง จังหวัดแพร่ และเกิดโคลนถล่มลงมาทับเส้นทางรถไฟ ทำให้หัวรถจักรตกลงไปในแม่น้ำยม และตู้รถนอน 2 โบกี้ ตู้บรรทุกสัมภาระ 1 โบกี้ ได้ตกออกนอกราง

ทางจังหวัดได้ส่งเจ้าหน้าที่เข้าช่วยเหลือแล้ว แต่เนื่องจากยังเกิดฝนตกลงมาอย่างหนัก ทำให้เจ้าหน้าที่ไม่สามารถเข้ากู้รถไฟได้ และได้นำผู้โดยสารไปไว้ที่สถานีรถไฟบ้านปินแล้วใช้รถบัสขนถ่ายไปที่จังหวัดลำปาง เบื้องต้นมีผู้โดยสารได้รับบาดเจ็บเล็กน้อย 4 คน

ส่วนคนขับรถไฟพร้อมช่างเครื่อง ได้สูญหายไปคือนายสาธิต เอี่ยมเสือ พนักงานขับรถ นายอนุชา อนุรักษ์ ช่างเครื่อง เนื่องจากตกลงไปพร้อมกับหัวรถจักร ส่วนการบริการด้านการเดินรถในคืนที่ผ่านมา การรถไฟจำเป็นต้องประกาศปิดเส้นทางเดินรถจากเชียงใหม่เพื่อเข้ากรุงเทพฯทุกขบวน

ส่วนขบวนรถเที่ยวขึ้นจากกรุงเทพฯ ยังคงประกาศเดินไปกลับระหว่างสถานีศิลาอาสน์ จังหวัดอุตรดิตถ์เท่านั้น สำหรับผู้โดยสารที่ซื้อตั๋วไว้แล้ว สามารถติดต่อขอเลื่อนเดินทาง หรือขอรับเงินคืนได้เต็มราคาที่นายสถานีรถไฟทุกแห่งทั่วประเทศ

ซึ่งผู้โดยสารที่จะเดินทางในเส้นทางสายเหนือ ขอให้ติดต่อสอบถามกำหนดเวลาได้ที่สายด่วน 1690 ตลอด 24 ชั่วโมง

[ 2006-09-01 : 06:47:11 ]

according to this mcot news report (6.47 am today) it was indeed a landslide that derailed a train at amphur long , den chai in phrae. the first car (i assume the engine car) went into the river yom and the driver and engineer are missing. 3 other carriages were derailed (2 sleepers and a goods van) 4 injured passengers taken to lampang hospital by bus.

it was train 52 from chiang mai to bangkok.

my translation may not be 100% , or even 90% accurate !

Edited September 1, 2006 by taxexile

[krikrik]

Well done and thanks, taxexile.

[Maejo Man]

It's not another case of a driver fleeding the scene, is it?

Train driver's body recovered, but engineer still missing

Rescuers yesterday recovered the body of the train driver killed in Thursday's train accident from the Yom river in the northern province of Phrae. But the search is still continuing for the missing engineer Anucha Anurak.

[Vespa]

It's not another case of a driver fleeding the scene, is it?

Train driver's body recovered, but engineer still missing

Rescuers yesterday recovered the body of the train driver killed in Thursday's train accident from the Yom river in the northern province of Phrae. But the search is still continuing for the missing engineer Anucha Anurak.

The "Driver" is the Engineer - also you do not drive a train , as there is no steering invloved.

[Maejo Man]

The "Driver" is the Engineer - also you do not drive a train , as there is no steering invloved.

Tosser

[Gonzo the Face]

The "Driver" is the Engineer - also you do not drive a train , as there is no steering invloved.

Tosser

Yea but this one had a split personality

and the better half is missing'

[Markymark]

The "Driver" is the Engineer - also you do not drive a train , as there is no steering invloved.

Tosser

Looks like BR had it wrong then as well......

[chuchok]

The "Driver" is the Engineer - also you do not drive a train , as there is no steering invloved.

Tosser

Looks like BR had it wrong then as well......

probably.The word doesn't revolve around the poms anymore.

London underground song.

Edited September 3, 2006 by chuchok

[Markymark]

Great song! I put up with the tube for 13 years when living in London, and it can be very unpleasant in hot weather.

But London Underground actually use some American terminology: e.g. “please move right down inside the car” - as opposed to “carriage”. This is a hangover from the help in its initial construction by the US (e.g. “cut and cover” engineering techniques). Also, one of the greatest and pioneering engineers in its construction was actually a South African.

“Vespa”

If Maejo Man wishes to use the term “Train Driver” then, IMHO, probably several hundred million people on this planet would know what he refers to.

BTW, “driving” is not dependent on the ability to “steer”, it is to do with the control of a powered vehicle. This is why you actually “drive” a motorbike (or a horse and cart) but “ride” a pedal cycle. This is why my “Driving (or “Driver’s”) licence covers me for motorbikes as well. Although, in common parlance, we all “ride” motorbikes, most laws governing their use are “driving laws”.

Sorry to be a pedant – but your response to MM was a trite unnecessary, especially so considering the circumstances of the OP and that MM's post was well-meaning, innocent and informative.

I fear you maybe confusing verbs and adjectives. If it is an “engineer” who “drives” a train, then the term “Train Driver” is not actually that wrong.

In any event, and more importantly, heartfelt sympathies to the families of those killed in this accident.

Regards

M

Edited September 3, 2006 by Markymark

[SamSipEt]

London underground song.

Great song – should also cover the old BR as well.

[Plus]

Actually it was me who mentioned driver first. He, of course, died, he didn't flee the scene. That was not appropriate, and the accident wasn't his fault at all as it turned out.

This being Thailand, however, too many drivers do flee the scene - that's the first thing that comes to mind when you read about missing driver in the report.