Songkhla train derailment likely due to theft not insurgence: district chief

[webfact]

SONGKHLA
Train derailment likely due to theft not insurgence: district chief

BANGKOK: -- The train derailment in Songkhla's Chana district last week may not have been the work of insurgents as earlier speculated, Chana's district chief Thaweewut Sangsiri said,

Songkhla authorities have concluded that the removal of the rail anchor spikes, which caused the derailment of a train operating between Nakhon Si Thammarat province and Narathiwat's Sungai Kolok district was the work of junk dealers.

The dealers took the anchor spikes to sell at junk shops, he said. The derailment injured 11 people. The spikes themselves had earlier been removed but officials identified the theft before anything happened.

Meanwhile Pol Colonel Surachet Hakparn, deputy Songkhla police commander, said police have asked junk shops in the areas to alert them about those who sold the spikes to them.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Train-derailment-likely-due-to-theft-not-insurgenc-30244003.html


-- The Nation 2014-09-24

[tomyummer]

Great. Sorry insurgents! Simple mistake. Please excuse our harsh retaliation over the past week. Our bad.

[Commerce]

And who says 'big brother cameras everywhere, watching' is not a bad idea?

It's virtually impossible to get onto a train track in the UK - Police there in minutes - as cameras watch and track lines and report movements on lines. (generally during the day though!)

[dinger]

"The spikes themselves had earlier beem removed but officials identiffed the theft before anything happened". Does this make sense?

So if nothing happened did the train derail or not?

[webfact]

Theft of track parts causes train derailment in South



BANGKOK: -- Songkhla local investigation authorities have blamed theft of track parts as the cause of the derailment of the Sungai-Kolok-Nakhon Si Thammarat train on September 18.

The derailment injured eleven passengers and suspended southern rail services to Narathiwat from Bangkok, and vice versa for almost a week.

Chana district office chief Thawiwut Sangsiri ruled out sabotage by southern insurgents but blamed theft of track parts as the main reason.

He said local authorities have concluded that the removal of the 30 screws and 18 metal bars used to join rails caused the derailment

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/theft-track-parts-causes-train-derailment-south/


-- Thai PBS 2014-09-24

[Commerce]

Roll on high-speed to Chiang Mai....

[Fiddlesticks]

More good news! Now we have to worry that meatheads are stealing parts that hold train tracks together!

Someone please remind me why Thailand is called the Land of Smiles !

[Sena Dave]

Our job in Malaysia finish around 3k inside of Thailand from the Pedang Basar border, the Track is in a terrible condition and is not frequently "Patroled " inspected

[rickirs]

"The spikes themselves had earlier been removed but officials identified the theft before anything happened."

The District Chief should take the blame for this derailment! The District should be responsible for all medical related to the recent derailment.

He was aware of a previous attempt to remove spikes (in the same area?) by junk salvagers. What security measures did he take to make sure there was no repeat of removal? What measures did he take to identify the thieves? He's lucky the rails themselves weren't removed, but not for trying to prevent it.

[belg]

no picture ?

[Robby nz]

Roll on high-speed to Chiang Mai....

Try to keep up, that's off now the Shins are out of the picture.

[jamiesilver]

what about the high speed to Pattaya? is that off the shin cards too now?

[Strangebrew]

So since they discovered the theft first then the derailment that happened didn't happen is that correct? I'm so confused.

[unclesiberia]

Theft of track parts causes train derailment in South

BANGKOK: -- Songkhla local investigation authorities have blamed theft of track parts as the cause of the derailment of the Sungai-Kolok-Nakhon Si Thammarat train on September 18.

The derailment injured eleven passengers and suspended southern rail services to Narathiwat from Bangkok, and vice versa for almost a week.

Chana district office chief Thawiwut Sangsiri ruled out sabotage by southern insurgents but blamed theft of track parts as the main reason.

He said local authorities have concluded that the removal of the 30 screws and 18 metal bars used to join rails caused the derailment

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/theft-track-parts-causes-train-derailment-south/

-- Thai PBS 2014-09-24

[unclesiberia]

Theft of track parts causes train derailment in South

BANGKOK: -- Songkhla local investigation authorities have blamed theft of track parts as the cause of the derailment of the Sungai-Kolok-Nakhon Si Thammarat train on September 18.

The derailment injured eleven passengers and suspended southern rail services to Narathiwat from Bangkok, and vice versa for almost a week.

Chana district office chief Thawiwut Sangsiri ruled out sabotage by southern insurgents but blamed theft of track parts as the main reason.

He said local authorities have concluded that the removal of the 30 screws and 18 metal bars used to join rails caused the derailment

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/theft-track-parts-causes-train-derailment-south/

-- Thai PBS 2014-09-24LOOKS TO ME LIKE THEY HAVE RETURNED LATER AND KNICKED THE BOGEYS