Train derails near Hua Lamphong station, but no passengers hurt

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Train derails near Hua Lamphong station, but no passengers hurt

By Thai PBS

 

 

Railway workers at Hua Lamphong railway terminal have been working since Sunday to remove a derailed train carriage, to fix damaged rail tracks in order to restore normal train service.

 

In-bound and out-bound train service at Hua Lamphong train station has been suspended after a carriage of Bangkokp-Kaeng Khoi train Noo 342 derailed as it was approaching the station.

 

An official of the State Railway of Thailand the carriage derailed at the time when a mechanic shifted the rail track.  The derailed carriage tilted one side, blocking both in-bound and out-bound rail tracks.  There were three passengers in the derailed carriage, but none of them were hurt.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/train-derails-near-hua-lamphong-station-no-passengers-hurt/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-06-11

[mok199]

flipped a rail over at 5 mph ,nothing to see here...

[sammieuk1]

Did it hit an inactive post or a sleeper?

[dougiemac57]

On 6/2/2018 at 12:50 PM, AGareth2 said:

next they will be getting the trains

and then maybe the track

Looks like the points have been set the wrong way which would indeed cause a train to possibly derail. But surely the signalling person would notice this, and so too should the driver.

[mwbrown]

As I was on the train pulling out of Hua Lamphong on Friday afternoon, I thought to myself that I hadn't heard of any recent derailments...

[jaiyen]

And they want high speed trains !!  

[lvr181]

6 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Did it hit an inactive post or a sleeper?

What's the difference?