# Train

All time

Ten dead and 81 injured in German commuter train crash

The accident, which happened near the spa town of Bad Aibling, is the worst on a commuter rail line in Germany in many years.

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Feb 9th 2016, 6:34 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Would you give up a seat on public transport for a pregnant woman or elderly person?

Some people think it’s an unwritten rule, while others aren’t so sure.

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Jan 29th 2016, 9:19 AM

Trains in the UK were delayed due to 'strong sunshine' this morning

It’s actually a pretty serious problem according to the rail company.

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Jan 12th 2016, 9:52 PM

# Safety

New Belfast to Dublin trains cannot be used because of unsafe doors

Ireland’s railway regulator issued a prohibition notice the train’s doors opened in the middle of two journeys.

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Jan 12th 2016, 7:46 PM

# Queensland

Freight train carrying sulphuric acid derails in Australia

Police declared an emergency at the crash site.

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Dec 28th 2015, 12:30 PM

# deliberate curve

WATCH: Longford train tilts at odd-looking angle as it crawls through flood-hit Shannon area

A video shows the train tilting at an awkward angle.

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Dec 23rd 2015, 5:23 PM

# Hyperloop

A test track for an 800mph train is being built

It may be able to outrun The Flash.

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Dec 13th 2015, 9:15 AM

# sarcy

This woman’s letter about how sewing is dangerous on trains has become a gas meme

People have been taking the absolute piss, of course.

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Nov 23rd 2015, 3:54 PM

# Germany

Mother seen pushing her 11-year-old son in front of Hamburg train

The woman is now being assessed at a psychiatric hospital.

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Oct 20th 2015, 10:07 AM

# Court

Man jailed for using Facebook to try to get sisters (12 and 14) to have sex with him

He tried to get one of the girls to bring her sister so he could ‘train’ her

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Oct 19th 2015, 7:10 PM

# Cardiff

Panic over train delays for thousands of rugby fans travelling to Cardiff

Overrunning engineering works and a broken down freight train are causing a bit of a nightmare for fans this morning.

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Oct 18th 2015, 10:31 AM

# going underground

These are the 17 most beautiful metro stations around the world

Some are works of art.

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Oct 17th 2015, 6:00 PM

# Ballsbridge

Significant delays to Dart services as truck hits level crossing barriers

Dublin Bus is accepting all valid rail tickets as it is unclear when the track will be cleared.

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Oct 13th 2015, 8:51 AM

# Assistance

Have you seen this teenage girl and man? Police believe they may have travelled to Dublin

It’s understood the pair boarded a train bound for Dublin on Monday evening.

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Oct 7th 2015, 8:27 PM

# France

Train evacuated over bag of smelly meat

The incident saw 250 people evacuated from the train.

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Oct 3rd 2015, 1:23 PM

# Delays

Train and Dart services affected by fire

The Drogheda, Belfast and Maynooth train lines were affected.

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Sep 28th 2015, 11:28 AM

# Rotterdam

Terror scare: Armed police arrest man who locked himself in train toilet

Half of the platforms and much of the central station in Rotterdam had to be cleared.

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Sep 18th 2015, 1:14 PM

# commuter blues

Broken down train causes knock-on delays on Heuston line

Commuters were experiencing delays of up to 50 minutes.

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Sep 8th 2015, 5:49 PM

Voices

Here's why those 'All American heroes' who stopped the Paris gunman fed into our fantasies

Brian O’Flynn asks, “Is this tired East vs. West analysis of such a complex issue really the best we can do?”

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Aug 29th 2015, 8:32 PM

# Nabbed

Rail services delayed as man runs onto tracks to evade gardaí

There was a warrant out for the man’s arrest and he took to the tracks when gardaí were chasing him.

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Aug 27th 2015, 10:44 PM

# Spain

Man bites off train conductor's ear to avoid paying fare

This is not a good idea.

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Aug 25th 2015, 11:55 PM

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

A death threat by an AAA councillor, Rosanna Davison’s new book and a destroyed temple in Syria…

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Aug 25th 2015, 10:50 PM

# Germany

Neo-Nazi arrested after urinating on children on Berlin train

He and another man shouted racist insults at a woman and her two children, calling them “a pack of asylum seekers”.

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Aug 25th 2015, 5:20 PM

# France

Train gunman 'dumbfounded' by terrorist claims - says he just wanted to rob people

The man said he found a suitcase with a weapon and decided to use it to rob passengers but he denies firing any shots.

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Aug 23rd 2015, 7:14 PM

# choo choo

This German student didn't want to live in her gaff anymore, so now she lives on a train

Something to consider if you’re having trouble finding a gaff.

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Aug 23rd 2015, 2:54 PM

# Paris

US, UK and French leaders are all praising their citizens for stopping the train gunman

The train was carrying 554 passengers.

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Aug 22nd 2015, 1:44 PM

# Shooting

'Off-duty US Marines' overpower gunman on train from Amsterdam to Paris

Three people have been injured.

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Aug 21st 2015, 8:22 PM

# Lucky Escape

Watch the dramatic moment a freight train smashed into a limo

Don’t worry, no one was injured.

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Jul 24th 2015, 3:10 PM

# heuston problem

Taking the train in the morning? Irish Rail has fixed the fault that was causing huge delays

There were delays of over 70 minutes to some trains in and out of Dublin earlier.

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Jul 21st 2015, 10:16 PM

# Anti-social behaviour

Gardaí called to Dart station as fight breaks out between youths in carriage

The Dart was delayed for around 30 minutes because of the incident last night.

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Jul 20th 2015, 9:23 AM

# nice young man

Irish Rail are trying to find a 'wonderful' young boy to give him this message

“You are a credit to your generation.” <3

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Jul 15th 2015, 12:35 PM

# Tube

Police looking for man who was 'touching himself inappropriately' on crowded train

He was reportedly filming a woman at the time.

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Jul 13th 2015, 8:33 PM

Voices

Why should commuters have to put up with trouble and danger on public transport?

We have all been subjected to annoying, intimidating or downright dangerous behaviour on a bus or train – it’s unacceptable.

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Jun 19th 2015, 6:07 PM

# Delay

Anger as train passengers held up by fare evader who refused to pay fine

Some of the commuters affected by the delay have blamed Irish Rail.

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Jun 17th 2015, 1:00 PM

# no access

Gang of thieves board up train station in an attempt to rob the ATM

Rush hour passengers were greeted with a boarded up door when they arrived to get their train this morning.

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Jun 15th 2015, 10:00 PM

# don't do this

Pictures: This is why level crossing gates exist...

Fortunately the car’s driver wasn’t seriously hurt. Turns out those gates are there for a reason people.

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Jun 4th 2015, 9:30 PM

# Early Risers

Commuters rejoice: Irish Rail launches rapid Cork to Dublin route

The journey will now take just 2 hours and 15 minutes.

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May 21st 2015, 2:14 PM

# Train Crash

Philadelphia train deliberately sped up prior to crash

Attention has now turned to the train’s engineer Brandon Bostian. The Amtrak train was travelling at 100mph on a curve when the accident occurred.

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May 15th 2015, 8:27 AM

# Trapped

A wheelchair passenger has lodged a complaint with Irish Rail after being locked on a train for 35 minutes

When the train reached its destination its power was cut, leaving Gerard Gallagher trapped in darkness in Dublin’s Connolly Station.

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May 13th 2015, 11:33 AM

# can you not

12 times people were the absolute worst on public transport

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Apr 29th 2015, 9:30 PM