Diesel Train Crash Wales

Two people have been injured after a significant fire on a freight train carrying diesel in south wales.

Diesel train crash wales. More than 300 families were forced to flee their homes as a diesel train burst into flames in wales as police told locals it could explode at any moment. The train consisted of 25 wagons each with the capacity to hold 100 000 litres of diesel or gas oil. The accident happened as the train. A freight train carrying diesel has derailed and burst into flames with fuel spilling into a nearby river.

Foul play is ruled out in a crash that caused a train carrying diesel to catch fire and spill oil. The incident on the heart of wales line on 26 august led to 330 000 litres of diesel spilling from 10 train wagons. Three carriages of the freight 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.

In south west wales it took fire crews 33 hours to put out the blaze after the freight train. Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes in south wales after a large freight train believed to be carrying a large amount of diesel derailed and caught fire. Buses are now replacing services between swansea and shrewsbury. There may be long term effects from diesel spillage after a train derailed in carmarthenshire natural resources wales has said.

Emergency crews were called to llangennech near llanelli and nearby homes were. Ten wagons each containing 75 tonnes of diesel derailed and.