Freight train derailment in Songkhla Province

[webfact]

Several cargo carriages became derailed after a freight train left Hat Yai for the Padang Besar border town in Sadao district of Songkhla Saturday).

 

Initial reports said that the 20-car No. 707 freight train, was arriving at Village 2, in Khlong Ngae sub-district, when it derailed following a loud explosion. 11 freight cars were thrown off the track.

 

The four men on board the train, including two drivers, escaped unhurt.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/freight-train-derailment-in-songkhla-province/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-12-05

 

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[webfact]

Train derailment in Songkhla the result of sabotage

 

 

Thai security officials have blamed the freight train derailment in Sadao district of the southern province of Songkhla on a bomb detonated by southern insurgents, to disrupt the direct train service between Hat Yai and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

 

After the derailment of the freight train No. 707, from Hat Yai district to Padang Besar station in Sadao district, railway and security officials inspected the track and found a large crater, about two metres wide and three metres long, under the track. Several freight cars and sections of track were shattered by the force of the explosion.

 

Officials from the explosive ordnance disposal unit combed the area for additional devices and collected bomb debris for examination.

 

Source: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/train-derailment-in-songkhla-the-result-of-sabotage/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-12-05

 

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[RichardColeman]

MORE Muslim terrorism , never stops , never will

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai security officials have blamed the freight train derailment in Sadao district of the southern province of Songkhla on a bomb detonated by southern insurgents, to disrupt the direct train service between Hat Yai and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

Looks like it was destined for the scrap-yard anyway

[MarcelV]

Thank God nobody was injured or killed. Alhamdulilah.

[BritScot]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Looks like it was destined for the scrap-yard anyway

My first thought.

[PETERTHEEATER]

Just wait 'til the second parallel track is laid as part of the upgrade. That'll show 'em!

[Stocky]

30 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Just wait 'til the second parallel track is laid as part of the upgrade.

I suspect it'll be their gt. gt. grand kids who might get the chance to sabotage them. Just a sad indication of the lack of urgency to resolve either the southern conflict or the antiquated railway.