Derailment Archives - International Railway Journal

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May 12, 2026 | Infrastructure

Derailment detectors go live on Gotthard Base Tunnel approaches

SBB installs detectors to reduce risk following freight train derailment in August 2023.

January 28, 2026 | High-speed

Broken rail investigated as cause of Spanish high-speed derailment

Provisional hypothesis is that rail broke before derailment.

January 19, 2026 | High-speed

Spanish high-speed derailment kills at least 40 - updated

Iryo train derails on Madrid - Seville line, colliding with Renfe service on adjacent track.

August 5, 2025 | Australia/NZ

Australian freight train derailment report released

Australian Transport Safety Bureau highlights failures in weather monitoring equipment following accident at Traveston in Queensland.

July 28, 2025 | Main line

Fatal derailment in southwest Germany

DB Regio Sigmaringen - Ulm service leaves the track near Riedlingen.

May 30, 2024 | North America

NS settles East Palestine derailment claims

Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $US 15m civil penalty as part of $US1.7bn settlement package.

March 9, 2023 | Freight

NS announces safety improvements following Ohio derailment

The NTSB has launched a special investigation into the railway.

August 23, 2022 | Infrastructure

DB estimates faulty sleeper replacement to cost several hundred million euros

Two-month long inspection of 200,000 sleepers to be completed this month.

February 15, 2022 | Africa

South Africa’s Blue Train suspended

Series of incidents forces Transnet to stop operations.

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