Thursday, 7 November 2013 - 02:06
5 days without trains after derailment
There will be no train traffic between Hengelo and Almelo until after the weekend due to the derailment Wednesday morning in Borne . The tracks and sleepers were damaged over a distance of five kilometers, according to ProRail.Wednesday morning the seventh last car of a freight train with sand and gravel derailed . The wheels somehow came off the tracks. No one was injured .
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Wikimedia commons The international train to Hannover and Berlin was also affected by the accident. Buses were deployed on part of the route. It is unclear what happened exactly, but ProRail established the damage to the track is great . Many of the rails and sleepers underneath are broken. Restoration work will take at least until Sunday . In the meantime buses will transport the travelers from one section to another. At the time of the derailment an Intercity was passing the train on its way to Hengelo. The Intercity was hit by debris and continued slowly toward the station, according to an eyewitness. The Intercity was inspected in Hengelo and could continue on its route, according to the NS.
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Wikimedia commons The international train to Hannover and Berlin was also affected by the accident. Buses were deployed on part of the route. It is unclear what happened exactly, but ProRail established the damage to the track is great . Many of the rails and sleepers underneath are broken. Restoration work will take at least until Sunday . In the meantime buses will transport the travelers from one section to another. At the time of the derailment an Intercity was passing the train on its way to Hengelo. The Intercity was hit by debris and continued slowly toward the station, according to an eyewitness. The Intercity was inspected in Hengelo and could continue on its route, according to the NS.