When something goes wrong at 186 mph: Inside the fast-reaction world of high-speed train drivers

Behind more than 70 million high-speed rail journeys a year lies a web of safety systems. At nearly 200 mph, even a single ...
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Wild video shows conductor asleep as train barrels at 50 mph, throwing riders and nearly smashing into cars

Wild video shows a San Francisco train driver falling asleep, sending screaming passengers falling to the floor as it accelerates to more than 50 miles per hour and almost crashes into a car. The ...
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Government to lower minimum age for train drivers in desperate bid to cut shortages

In a bid to tackle driver shortages and service disruptions, the UK government has announced plans to lower the minimum age for train drivers to 18. The law is currently 20. Rail operators currently ...
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‘Heroic’ actions of train employee and driver saved many lives in England stabbing attack, police say

There were just 11 minutes between the moment British police received an emergency call about a stabbing on a train heading to London and the moment the suspect was arrested. Eleven victims were ...