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Another Pacific National coal train has derailed in Ardglen, blocking a key rail line just before noon—just weeks after a terrifying runaway incident involving the same company. This time, the lead bogie failed, but thankfully no one was hurt. Investigators from the National Rail Safety Regulator are now on site, probing both this derailment and the previous runaway train that sped uncontrolled at 90 kph and rolled backward five kilometers. With two major safety failures in rapid succession, questions are mounting about freight rail protocols—and whether technology alone is enough to prevent disaster.

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