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30 March 2021
The resilience of rail infrastructure: reports from the Network Rail earthworks and weather advisory task forces
The resilience of rail infrastructure: reports from the Network Rail earthworks and weather advisory task forces
25 August 2020
Initial information about the fatal landslide-induced train derailment at Carmont, Scotland
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has released factual information about the fatal landslide-induced train derailment at Carmont
14 February 2020
Elkhorn City, Kentucky: a fiery train derailment by a landslide
On 13 February 2020 at about 7 am a train carrying ethanol was derailed by a landslide close to Elkhorn City in Pike County in Kentucky, USA
10 July 2018
Tekirdag Province, Turkey: a geotechnical failure caused a derailment, killing 24 people
On Sunday a comparatively small geotechnical failure triggered a train derailment in Turkey, killing 24. The accident serves to illustrate the need for vigilance on earthworks on the railway network.
