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- Llangennech train fire: Up to 750 tonnes of oil in derailed wagonsA diesel spill from the train could have a
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- Green light for HS2 Interchange station but work to be done on parkingBorough planning chiefs in Solihull approve scheme to build one of four new stations to serve first phase of high-speed rail line
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- Full investigation into how freight train derailed and caught fire beginsNetwork Rail, the police, and Natural Resources Wales have now been allowed to move onto the site after the fire was extinguished
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- Diesel fuel from derailed freight train is polluting river Diesel fuel is reported to be polluting a protected marine area near Llanelli after Wednesday night™s derailment of a DB Cargotrain at Llangennech. It has now emerged that the crew were able to detach the locomotive after the derailment.
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