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Eurostar services resume as cause of flooded tunnel probed
AFP, Published on 31/12/2023
» LONDON: Eurostar warned customers travelling from London on Sunday of potential delays after flooding forced the cancellation all Saturday trains.
Train crash kills at least four near German resort
AFP, Published on 03/06/2022
» BERLIN - A train derailed near a Bavarian Alpine resort in southern Germany on Friday, killing at least four people and injuring dozens in a region gearing up to host the G7 summit in late June.
At least three dead as train derails near German resort
AFP, Published on 03/06/2022
» BERLIN - At least three people were killed and several others injured on Friday as a train derailed near a Bavarian Alpine resort in southern Germany, police said.
Laos hopes for economic boost from Chinese-built railway
AFP, Published on 28/11/2021
» A new $6 billion Chinese-built railway line opens in Laos this week, bringing hopes of an economic boost to the reclusive nation, but experts are questioning the benefits of a project that has seen thousands of farmers evicted from their land.
All aboard the night train: Paris-Nice sleeper returns
AFP, Published on 21/05/2021
» NICE: The legendary sleeper train that whisked travellers through France to the Mediterranean for close to a century has returned to the tracks as part of a French government push to revive night train travel.
Speculation swirls over Kim's travel plans for Hanoi summit
AFP, Published on 19/02/2019
» HANOI: A visit by a North Korean delegation to a Vietnamese city on a popular train route from China has sparked fevered speculation that Kim Jong Un could travel by rail -- or road -- for his summit with US President Donald Trump.
Remains found of explorer who put Australia on the map
AFP, Published on 25/01/2019
» SYDNEY - The remains of the first British explorer to circumnavigate the Australian continent and popularise the country's name have been found near a busy London railway station.
Ankara train crash leaves nine dead, 47 injured
AFP, Published on 13/12/2018
» ANKARA - Nine people were killed and nearly 50 injured after a high-speed train crashed into a locomotive in the Turkish capital on Thursday, officials said.
Ankara train crash leaves nine dead, 47 injured
AFP, Published on 13/12/2018
» ANKARA - Nine people were killed and nearly 50 injured after a high-speed train crashed into a locomotive in the Turkish capital on Thursday, officials said.
Taiwan probes worst rail disaster in 27 years
AFP, Published on 22/10/2018
» YILAN, Taiwan: Taiwan's president pushed for a swift investigation Monday after an express train derailed on a coastal tourist route, killing 18 people as it sent sleeping passengers flying from their seats.