A passenger train bound for Bangkok has derailed in heavy rain, killing at least seven people and injuring up to 65. The train came off the track near a resort town Hua Hin - a popular tourist destination for both locals and foreigners.
A passenger train derailed near the south-western French city of Limoges late Friday after ramming into a trailer, injuring 13 people with six suffering serious wounds, according to police officials.
The death toll from Monday's subway crash in Washington DC has risen to 9, officials say. Two Metrorail trains collided during evening rush hour, in the worst-ever accident on the US capital's busy subway system.
Two Metrorail trains collided Monday at the height of Washington, DC's evening rush hour, killing seven people and injuring scores more in the worst-ever accident in the US capital's subway system, officials said.
Next year international passenger rail services will be liberalized within the European Union. For the first time rail traffic between European countries will be opened to competition.
Julien Coupat, 34, the chief suspect in the sabotage of high-speed trains in November 2008, has been released after spending over six months in prison. His lengthy detention without charge has become a matter of controversy.
Nationwide strikes by railworkers on Tuesday attracted a lower turnout than previous protests against Nicolas Sarkozy's government, accused of not doing enough to save jobs and defend wages. Unions say 27 percent of workers participated.
France's national railway company SNCF has announced it would be "very interested" in operating a high-speed rail system in the United States. The US government has recently allocated eight billion dollars to develop high-speed rail.
