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  1. CW: train crash analysis

    Today's report from the "Rail Accident Investigation Branch" (RAIB), explaining what's known so far about the crash last week.

    gov.uk/government/news/collisi

    If I understand correctly, they're the ones whose job it is to investigate rail crashes for what can be learnt - so, not to place blame, but just to find out all the contributing factors, and what would need to be in place to stop the same kind of crash happening again.

    #TrainCrash #RAIB

  2. CW: train crash analysis

    Today's report from the "Rail Accident Investigation Branch" (RAIB), explaining what's known so far about the crash last week.

    gov.uk/government/news/collisi

    If I understand correctly, they're the ones whose job it is to investigate rail crashes for what can be learnt - so, not to place blame, but just to find out all the contributing factors, and what would need to be in place to stop the same kind of crash happening again.

    #TrainCrash #RAIB

  3. "Train passed red signal before fatal crash - report"

    This is the initial report into the Bedford train crash.
    While it states that the train definitely did go through a red signal, it doesn't say why.
    Don't jump straight on blaming the driver - there's a lot of technological factors that may be involved (AWS in particular)

    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly90n

    #trainCrash #Railway #Bedford #EMR

  4. "Train passed red signal before fatal crash - report"

    This is the initial report into the Bedford train crash.
    While it states that the train definitely did go through a red signal, it doesn't say why.
    Don't jump straight on blaming the driver - there's a lot of technological factors that may be involved (AWS in particular)

    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly90n

    #trainCrash #Railway #Bedford #EMR

  5. CW: train crash, UK (CN allusion to injuries)

    A concerning detail about the train crash yesterday:

    "Speaking to Radio 4's Today programme, Byatt says that, as people flew into one another during the crash, "the seats that they were on broke backwards into the people behind them"."

    The seats _broke_! _That_ shouldn't be happening. All the seats should be strong enough to survive an impact and protect people from smashing into each other.

    (says me - I don't know what's the official specification, I'm just using my common sense)

    It's also been confirmed now that it was the driver of the Corby train who was killed, which seems to imply it was the Nottingham train stopped on the track and the Corby one which went into the back of it.

    bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy8dy2pr8y

    #trains #TrainCrash #UK

  6. CW: train crash, UK (CN allusion to injuries)

    A concerning detail about the train crash yesterday:

    "Speaking to Radio 4's Today programme, Byatt says that, as people flew into one another during the crash, "the seats that they were on broke backwards into the people behind them"."

    The seats _broke_! _That_ shouldn't be happening. All the seats should be strong enough to survive an impact and protect people from smashing into each other.

    (says me - I don't know what's the official specification, I'm just using my common sense)

    It's also been confirmed now that it was the driver of the Corby train who was killed, which seems to imply it was the Nottingham train stopped on the track and the Corby one which went into the back of it.

    bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy8dy2pr8y

    #trains #TrainCrash #UK

  7. Yesterday there was a horrible train crash near Bedford.
    The driver of one of the trains died, many passengers were injured.
    The cause is not known.

    Without minimising this for the victims, let's not forget that this was only the fourth death in a rail collision between two trains on Britain's railways •this century•. There's been 9 deaths on the railway from all causes in the last 10 years (See link below)

    But remember that on average 5 people died on Britain's roads •every day• this year and will continue to do so.

    British railways are a supremely safe way to travel.

    We continue to normalise road deaths but focus on the rare occasions when rail (and air) crashes happen.
    Keep perspective.

    >> Edit to correct my erroneous number of rail deaths this century. There's a list of all British rail crashes at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_

    #railways #Bedford #TrainCrash

  8. Yesterday there was a horrible train crash near Bedford.
    The driver of one of the trains died, many passengers were injured.
    The cause is not known.

    Without minimising this for the victims, let's not forget that this was only the fourth death in a rail collision between two trains on Britain's railways •this century•. There's been 9 deaths on the railway from all causes in the last 10 years (See link below)

    But remember that on average 5 people died on Britain's roads •every day• this year and will continue to do so.

    British railways are a supremely safe way to travel.

    We continue to normalise road deaths but focus on the rare occasions when rail (and air) crashes happen.
    Keep perspective.

    >> Edit to correct my erroneous number of rail deaths this century. There's a list of all British rail crashes at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_

    #railways #Bedford #TrainCrash

  9. Getting back home yesterday took so long because of the train crash which happened near Bedford.

    But, I got to come home, unlike the poor driver involved in the crash.

    #TrainCrash

  10. Getting back home yesterday took so long because of the train crash which happened near Bedford.

    But, I got to come home, unlike the poor driver involved in the crash.

    #TrainCrash

  11. CW: train crash, UK

    Only just saw this!

    Nottingham to London train involved. I go on those sometimes! Bit close to home both metaphorically and literally!

    Thinking of everyone affected.

    I wonder how it happened.

    bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy8dy2pr8y

    #TrainCrash #UK #Bedford #Nottingham #London #Corby

  12. CW: train crash, UK

    Only just saw this!

    Nottingham to London train involved. I go on those sometimes! Bit close to home both metaphorically and literally!

    Thinking of everyone affected.

    I wonder how it happened.

    bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy8dy2pr8y

    #TrainCrash #UK #Bedford #Nottingham #London #Corby

  13. There seems to have been a collision between two trains at Bedford.
    This will affect EMR & Thameslink services

    (Uncredited photo from railforums.co.uk)

    #Railway #Bedford #TrainCrash

  14. There seems to have been a collision between two trains at Bedford.
    This will affect EMR & Thameslink services

    (Uncredited photo from railforums.co.uk)

    #Railway #Bedford #TrainCrash

  15. LIVE: Scene of train collision with school bus in Belgium

    Ambulances and emergency workers operate at the scene where a school bus was struck by a train at a level crossing near the town of Buggenhout. Four people, including two teenagers were reportedly killed. #belgium #traincollision #buggenhout #traincrash #accident #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world:

    fllics.com/en/video/live-scene

  16. LIVE: Scene of train collision with school bus in Belgium

    Ambulances and emergency workers operate at the scene where a school bus was struck by a train at a level crossing near the town of Buggenhout. Four people, including two teenagers were reportedly killed. #belgium #traincollision #buggenhout #traincrash #accident #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world:

    fllics.com/en/video/live-scene

  17. Indonesia probes taxi operator after commuter train crash

    Indonesia widened investigations into a deadly commuter train crash near Jakarta, with authorities probing both the state railway operator and a taxi company after the collision killed 15 passengers and injured dozens in Bekasi, West Java. #Indonesia #traincrash #investigation #jakarta #News #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the world: Follow Reuters on…

    fllics.com/en/video/indonesia-

  18. Indonesia probes taxi operator after commuter train crash

    Indonesia widened investigations into a deadly commuter train crash near Jakarta, with authorities probing both the state railway operator and a taxi company after the collision killed 15 passengers and injured dozens in Bekasi, West Java. #Indonesia #traincrash #investigation #jakarta #News #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the world: Follow Reuters on…

    fllics.com/en/video/indonesia-

  19. Hundreds attend funeral mass for Spain’s train-crash victims | REUTERS

    Around 600 people attended a funeral mass for victims of a train crash in southern Spain last week. #spain #death #injury #traincrash #News #Reuters #Newsfeed 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the world: Follow Reuters on Facebook: Follow Reuters on Twitter: Follow Reuters on Instagram:

    fllics.com/en/video/hundreds-a

  20. :blobhaj_sadreach:
    Human, have you seen the news about the terrible accident with whooshy trains in Spain?

    Thinking about everybody who can't cuddle anymore.
    Thinking about everybody who needs lots of cuddles right now.

    I also need a cuddle...

    :blahaj_hugging_blahaj:
    🕯️

    #Adamuz #TrainCrash #Blahaj

  21. :blobhaj_sadreach:
    Human, have you seen the news about the terrible accident with whooshy trains in Spain?

    Thinking about everybody who can't cuddle anymore.
    Thinking about everybody who needs lots of cuddles right now.

    I also need a cuddle...

    :blahaj_hugging_blahaj:
    🕯️

    #Adamuz #TrainCrash #Blahaj

  22. 🚆💥 Breaking: High-speed trains in #Spain have crash-landed in the #news cycle, causing #fatalities and prompting #BBC to remind us they cover *every* topic under the sun 🌍. Meanwhile, readers are left to wonder if there's a single piece of untouched real estate on the BBC homepage 🤔.
    bbc.com/news/articles/cedw6ylp #HighSpeedTrains #TrainCrash #Coverage #HackerNews #ngated

  23. 🚆💥 Breaking: High-speed trains in #Spain have crash-landed in the #news cycle, causing #fatalities and prompting #BBC to remind us they cover *every* topic under the sun 🌍. Meanwhile, readers are left to wonder if there's a single piece of untouched real estate on the BBC homepage 🤔.
    bbc.com/news/articles/cedw6ylp #HighSpeedTrains #TrainCrash #Coverage #HackerNews #ngated

  24. Survivors of the Bilaspur train crash share their horrifying experiences. Read eyewitness accounts of the devastating MEMU passenger and goods train collision. Click for details. english.mathrubhumi.com/news/i #Bilaspur #traincrash #horrifying #experience #MEMU

  25. Hundreds of thousands #protest across #Greece over deadly #TrainCrash

    Story by Reuters
    Published 6:19 AM EST, Fri February 28, 2025

    "Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in cities and towns across Greece on Friday to demand justice on the second anniversary of the country’s deadliest-ever train crash, and striking workers grounded flights and halted sea and train transport.

    "Fifty-seven people were killed when a passenger train filled with students collided with a freight train on February 28, 2023, near the Tempi gorge in central Greece.

    "Two years later, the safety gaps that caused the crash have not been filled, an inquiry found on Thursday. A separate judicial investigation remains unfinished and no one has been convicted in the accident.

    "#MassDemonstrations were planned in dozens of cities across the country. All international and domestic flights were grounded as air traffic controllers joined seafarers, train drivers, doctors, lawyers and teachers in a 24-hour #GeneralStrike to pay tribute to the victims of the crash. Businesses were shut and theatres canceled performances.

    "By early morning, tens of thousands had gathered in #SyntagmaSquare in the center of #Athens, watched by police in #RiotGear. A sign read: 'Government of murderers.' Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ center-right government, which won re-election after the crash in 2023, has faced repeated criticism by relatives of the victims for failing to initiate a parliamentary inquiry into political responsibility.

    "The government denies wrongdoing and says it is up to the judiciary to investigate the accident. Friday’s protests reflected mounting anger over the disaster in Greece, where mistrust of government is common following a 2009-2018 debt crisis in which millions lost out on wages and #pensions, and #PublicServices suffered from underfunding."

    Read more:
    cnn.com/2025/02/28/europe/gree
    #GreeceProtests #PowerToThePeople

  26. Hundreds of thousands #protest across #Greece over deadly #TrainCrash

    Story by Reuters
    Published 6:19 AM EST, Fri February 28, 2025

    "Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in cities and towns across Greece on Friday to demand justice on the second anniversary of the country’s deadliest-ever train crash, and striking workers grounded flights and halted sea and train transport.

    "Fifty-seven people were killed when a passenger train filled with students collided with a freight train on February 28, 2023, near the Tempi gorge in central Greece.

    "Two years later, the safety gaps that caused the crash have not been filled, an inquiry found on Thursday. A separate judicial investigation remains unfinished and no one has been convicted in the accident.

    "#MassDemonstrations were planned in dozens of cities across the country. All international and domestic flights were grounded as air traffic controllers joined seafarers, train drivers, doctors, lawyers and teachers in a 24-hour #GeneralStrike to pay tribute to the victims of the crash. Businesses were shut and theatres canceled performances.

    "By early morning, tens of thousands had gathered in #SyntagmaSquare in the center of #Athens, watched by police in #RiotGear. A sign read: 'Government of murderers.' Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ center-right government, which won re-election after the crash in 2023, has faced repeated criticism by relatives of the victims for failing to initiate a parliamentary inquiry into political responsibility.

    "The government denies wrongdoing and says it is up to the judiciary to investigate the accident. Friday’s protests reflected mounting anger over the disaster in Greece, where mistrust of government is common following a 2009-2018 debt crisis in which millions lost out on wages and #pensions, and #PublicServices suffered from underfunding."

    Read more:
    cnn.com/2025/02/28/europe/gree
    #GreeceProtests #PowerToThePeople

  27. Protesters and police clash in Athens on deadly train crash anniversary (Video)

    Scores of youths hurled rocks and gasoline bombs at police in front of Greece's parliament building in Athens on Friday during mass protests to mark the second anniversary of a devastating train crash in northern Greece. Read more: bit.ly/3XgDA0L

    #traincrash #athens #greece #news

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    Scores of youths hurled rocks and gasoline bombs at police in front of Greece's parliament building in Athens on Friday during mass protests to mark the second anniversary of a devastating train crash in northern Greece. Read more: bit.ly/3XgDA0L#traincrash #athens #greece #news Subscribe: smarturl.it/AssociatedPressRea more: apnews.comThis video may be available for archive licensing via newsroom.ap.org/home

    #athens #greece #news #traincrash

  28. The ETR New Year's game of #openttd is now started! Join up by connecting to pansy.snork.ca and see if y2k happens again this year.

    #openttd #traincrash

  29. Multiple ambulances at scene as two trains crash

    Oh no! That’s the Aber train!

    It’s a single track line. The trains have to wait and pass each other at a specific place. How could that happen? It’s miles from anywhere - (apart from the places it’s not miles from, obvs)

    bbc.com/news/articles/c5y0yg7m

    #train #Aberystwyth #Machynlleth #Caersws #railAccident #trainCrash

  30. Multiple ambulances at scene as two trains crash

    Oh no! That’s the Aber train!

    It’s a single track line. The trains have to wait and pass each other at a specific place. How could that happen? It’s miles from anywhere - (apart from the places it’s not miles from, obvs)

    bbc.com/news/articles/c5y0yg7m

    #train #Aberystwyth #Machynlleth #Caersws #railAccident #trainCrash