South Wales Derailment
A freight train that derailed and caught fire in south wales was hauling 25 wagons each holding up to 100 tonnes of diesel or gas oil investigators said.
South wales derailment. Ten of the train s wagons derailed as it. Graeme paton transport correspondent. The accident happened as the train. A freight train which derailed and caught fire in south wales consisted of 25 wagons each holding up to 76 tonnes of diesel or gas oil investigators have said.
Two people have been injured after a significant fire on a freight train carrying diesel in south wales. Homes evacuated as freight train derails and catches fire in south wales. Two train workers escaped unhurt as a number of carriages derailed and caught. Map of south wales derailment graphic by simon walton the derailment appears to have blocked the mid wales line a rural thread that connects many small communities in the hinterland of wales.
The diesel carrying freight train which was. It took fire crews 33 hours to put out the blaze after the freight train carrying 25 tank wagons. A train derailment which lead to a major fire in south wales was due to a fault with the brakes on one of its carriages investigators have said. Emergency crews were called to llangennech near llanelli and nearby homes were.
Speaking at a press conference. A huge fire on a freight train carrying diesel sparked a mass evacuation in the middle of the night in south wales. The site of the derailment is close to the loughor estuary which is part of the carmarthen bay and estuaries special area of conservation. Thursday august 27 2020 9 00am the times.