18 tourists injured when locomotive crashes into parked train in Kanchanaburi

A shunting locomotive collided with a stationary passenger train at Wang Yen Railway Station in Kanchanaburi Province, injuring 18 tourists — four of them seriously. The incident occurred after brake failure forced the locomotive to crash into six carriages, causing violent jolts. Rescue teams swiftly transported the injured to hospital, while the remaining passengers were moved by replacement locomotive. The crash has triggered an investigation into maintenance and safety procedures. Authorities are reviewing locomotive brakes and operational protocols to prevent future tragedies.

Flippin ek... Brake failure on trains now...  

 

What next...    Building collapses - authorities are blaming the brakes ??? !!!!..... 

 

12 minutes ago, Video News said:

Authorities are reviewing locomotive brakes and operational protocols to prevent future tragedies.

 

.... 'remove the operators phone' should be high up there in the protocols.. 

 

 

 

I love that tourist train to K-Buri.   And Kanchanaburi itself.  My favorite weekend getaway from working in Bangkok. (Shameless plug...)

 

I remember the first time I took it, we got a few hundred meters from the terminal station (way past K-Buri) and it was uphill and the track was so wet that the wheels couldn't get traction and we got out and walked the last bit. 

 

After that (not because of it) I used to de-train at K-Buri, walk around town and catch the train a few hours later on its way back.  Then I started taking the Saturday train up and the Sunday train back to Bangkok.  Fell in love with the place and its history related to the Death Railway and the Bridge on the River Kwai.

 

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