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TexasTowelie

(125,638 posts) Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:44 AM 1 hr ago

Safety questions after High-Speed Rail construction crane crushes train in Thailand - DW News

At least 32 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a crane fell on a passenger train in Thailand. It happened north of the capital, Bangkok. Authorities say are still searching for people trapped inside the train.

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Safety questions after High-Speed Rail construction crane crushes train in Thailand - DW News (Original Post) TexasTowelie 1 hr ago OP

Cheap concrete is slowing track speeds on their super trains. OAITW r.2.0 1 hr ago #1

OAITW r.2.0

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1. Cheap concrete is slowing track speeds on their super trains.

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Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:49 AM

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Less than 10 years after opening, beds with concrete ties are starting to crumble. Trains are now traveling

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