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Title: Train catches fire in Buriram
Post by: Admin on January 21, 2010, 12:13:36 AM
Train catches fire in Buriram
Locomotive of passenger train catches fire

"The Nation", 16 January 2010.


Buri Ram - The locomotive of the Ubon Ratchathani - Bangkok passenger train caught fire early Saturday.

The locomotive caught fire when it was approaching the Lampraimas district station in Buri Ram at 4 am.

Nobody was injured in the accident.

Officials took about 20 minutes to put out the fire.

A new locomotive was later deployed to pull the train with over 100 passengers to Bangkok.
Title: Re: Train catches fire in Buriram
Post by: nookiebear on January 21, 2010, 06:35:10 PM
I recently saw a train near Kabinburi,it was belching out such black exhaust fumes I almost thought it was a steam engine!!