High-speed train derails in eastern France; 21 injured
Source: AP
PARIS (AP) — One of France’s vaunted high-speed trains derailed Thursday morning on a trip to Paris, injuring the driver and 20 other people, officials said.
The driver, who was seriously injured, managed to slam on the emergency brakes and bring the train to a halt. The derailment was the first involving a commercially operated TGV train with passengers on board.
The high-speed trains started running in 1981. A fatal accident involving a TGV test train took place on the same rail line in 2015 before its official opening.
The train, carrying 300 passengers, was heading from Colmar in eastern France to the capital and traveling at a speed of 270 kph (170 mph) when it jumped the tracks.
The high-speed TGV train is pictured after it has derailed on a trip to Paris, in Ingenheim, near Strasbourg, eastern France, Thursday, March 5, 2020. The train driver was seriously injured but managed to slam on the emergency brakes and bring the train to a halt. It was the first derailment on a high-speed TGV train in nearly 40 years of commercial service. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
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Date: 03/05/20 06:47
Landslip causes French TGV train to derail
Author: choodude
A French high-speed TGV train derailed early Thursday while travelling from the eastern city of Strasbourg to Paris, an accident caused by the collapse of an embankment that seriously injured the driver and 20 others, state rail operator SNCF and local authorities said.
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/europe/french-tgv-train-derails-on-strasbourg-paris-line-21-hurt
Another picture of the landslip
Ce que l'on sait de l'accident de TGV dans le Bas-Rhin qui a fait 22 blessés
https://francetvinfo.fr/faits-divers/accident/deraillement-d-un-tgv-en-alsace/ce-que-l-on-sait-de-l-accident-de-tgv-dans-le-bas-rhin-qui-a-fait-22-blesses_3853311.html
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and enjoyed the scenic view of all the rapeseed fields in bloom.
We went on to ride the TGV from Strasbourg to Lyon; Lyon to Bordeaux; Bordeaux to Paris.
I first rode the TGV in 1983 on my first trip to Europe. Have ridden fast European trains a number of times on other trips. Delightful way to travel. I wish we had high speed trains here in the US.