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Delays hit the Trans Siberian Railway after 11 carriageways loaded with coal went off the rails

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19 January 2013

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Delays hit the Trans Siberian Railway after 11 carriageways loaded with coal went off the rails. Picture: The Siberian Times 

No casualties were reported according to Echo Moscow radio. It is the second such incident recently. 

A week ago two people died and more than 20 coal carriages were derailed when a switching engine crashed into a cargo train. 

On this occasion the line was blocked for more than 24 hours.

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