Derailed train in Wales was hauling 25 wagons each filled with 100 TONS of highly-flammable fuel

A freight train that derailed and caught fire in South Wales was hauling 25 wagons each holding up to 100 tonnes of diesel or gas oil, investigators said. Ten of the train’s wagons derailed as it passed through Llangennech, near Llanelli, at 11.15pm on Wednesday. The derailment and subsequent damage to the wagons ‘resulted in a … Read more