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Seven out of 10 French high speed trains to run Saturday after sabotage
Rail workers thwarted an attempt to destroy safety equipment on a fourth line in what France's national state-owned railway company, SNCF rail company.
Indian runaway train takes 70 km journey
Authorities in India are investigation how a freight train with around 50 carriages, loaded with gravel, travelled for 70 kilometres without a driver.
KwaZulu-Natal train derailment sheds light on poor state of South Africa’s rail network
While investigations are under way into the cause of a train collision in KwaZulu-Natal, experts believe the latest incident is indicative of the poor state of South Africa’s rail services.
Shosholoza Meyl's Joburg to Cape Town travellers forced to complete trip by bus
Passengers travelling from Johannesburg to Cape Town aboard Shosholoza Meyl had to travel the rest of their trip by bus due to infrastructure challenges on the railway tracks.
Cause and 'people responsible' for India train crash identified: minister
India's Railway Minister said the cause and people responsible for the country's worst train crash in decades had been identified.
Deadly Indian rail crash shifts focus from new trains to safety
A new, semi-high-speed train built in India is showcased as evidence of this modernisation, with Modi himself flagging off the first journeys of many of the trains around the country. But Friday's crash has come as a jolt to this makeover, experts said.
Transnet Freight Rail’s poor performance deals multi-billion blow to SA economy
Coal and ore exporters unable to take advantage of commodities boom.