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    • WMATA Removes All 7000-Series Cars Following Derailment (Updated)

    The derailment of WMATA car 7200, one of eight on train 407, occurred between the Rosslyn and Arlington Cemetery stations. Of the 187 riders on board the train, one was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
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    WMATA Removes All 7000-Series Cars Following Derailment (UPDATED, NTSB Briefing)

     USA
    The derailment of WMATA car 7200, one of eight on train 407, occurred at 4:51 p.m. between the Rosslyn and Arlington Cemetery stations.

    Dartmoor Line services to resume after 50 years

     UK
    For the first time in nearly 50 years, regular passenger services will run on the Dartmoor Line, connecting Okehampton to Exeter. Services will launch on Saturday 20 November, marking the first reopening under the Government’s Restoring Your Railway programme which is exploring ways to return old lines and stations to service across the country.

    New rail company promises greener, cheaper travel

    UK
    A new, 100% electric rail service with low fares is to start running between London and Edinburgh in a bid to encourage greener and more affordable travel, and reduce the number of passengers flying between the capitals.

    WMATA Removes All 7000-Series Cars Following Derailment

     USA
    None of the 187 riders onboard were injured when the derailment of WMATA car 7200 occurred between the Rosslyn and Arlington Cemetery stations.

    Life-saving defibrillators to be fitted at every Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink station

     UK
    Every station on the Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink railway networks is to be fitted with automated external defibrillators (AEDs).

    Sparks from CN, CP trains did not cause Lytton fire

     Canada
    The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has determined that sparks coming from the trains of CN and Canadian Pacific didn’t start the fire in Lytton, British Columbia, that destroyed the town.

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