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CTV News
06-07-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Lac-Mégantic: lessons still to be learned 12 years later, say residents
A man touches a stone monument in front of Ste-Agnes church following a memorial service for the 47 victims of an oil-filled train derailment a year ago, in Lac-Megantic, Que., Sunday, July 6, 2014. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press) Twelve years after the Lac-Mégantic tragedy, little progress has been made in improving rail transport around the town, according to the spokesperson for the Coalition of Citizens and Organizations Committed to Rail Safety in Lac-Mégantic. Commemorations were held on Sunday morning in the municipality that was marked by a train derailment that killed 47 people on July 6, 2013. While flowers were laid at the memorial site by municipal councillors, members of the Coalition placed flowers on the tracks where the train derailed. According to Robert Bellefleur, spokesperson for the Coalition, hresidents of Lac-Mégantic have yet to begin healing. On top of delays in the construction of the railway bypass, 'monster trains' on the railways is causing concern among the population. 'Before, trains had an average of about 80 cars. (...) Trains now have more than 200 cars, are over 15,000 feet long, and have large locomotives that often weigh more than 150 tons,' said Bellefleur. 'These railways were designed for much lighter and smaller trains, which means that the railway infrastructure is really under major additional pressure,' he said. For her part, Federal Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland paid tribute to the victims of the tragedy in a statement. She assured that the bypass remained one of her priorities. 'This is the sixth transport minister to make the same statement. Meanwhile, the years are flying by,' Bellefleur responded. This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French July 6, 2025. Audrey Sanikopoulos, The Canadian Press
The Sun
26-06-2025
- The Sun
Travel chaos at Euston station with trains axed after derailment – as passengers face long delays
TRAVEL chaos has been caused at Euston station after a train derailment, with passengers to face long delays to journeys today. The train derailed at "low speed" near Milton Keynes in Bletchley today. 1 Commuters can expect significant travel days of around 90 minutes through London Euston Station. No passengers were on the train and no injuries have been reported, according to London Northwestern Rail. National Rail warn a major disruptions are expected until the end of the day, as some lines have been closed. In a statement on their website, the train provider said: "Trains running through this station may be cancelled, delayed by up to 90 minutes or revised." Several trains are experiencing delays of over 90 minutes since the incident occurred. These include trains to Manchester Picadilly, Glasgow Central, Chester, Edinburgh, and Liverpool Lime Street. Avanti West Coast said people may use their ticket on the following services: Chiltern Railways between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street CrossCountry between Reading and Edinburgh (via Birmingham New Street) East Midlands Railway between London St Pancras International and Sheffield / Derby, and between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly / Liverpool Lime St (via Stockport) LNER between London King's Cross and Edinburgh TransPennine Express between Preston and Manchester Piccadilly / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh, and between Manchester Piccadilly and Leeds London Northwestern Railway between Rugby and Crewe / Liverpool Lime Street (via Nuneaton or Birmingham New Street), and between Crewe and Stoke-on-Trent Northern between Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent / Crewe, both directions until the end of the day, and also between Carlisle and Newcastle, in both directions until further notice ScotRail between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh in both directions until further notice London Northwestern Railway said its customers can use their tickets on the following routes:
CBC
13-05-2025
- CBC
Two train derailments in two days near the same town in Sask.
Investigators are looking into two train derailments in as many days near the town of Craven, Sask.
