Lists of rail accidents
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A rail accident (or train wreck) is a type of disaster involving one or more trains. Train wrecks often occur as a result of miscommunication, as when a moving train meets another train on the same track, when the wheels of train come off the track or when a boiler explosion occurs. Train accidents have been widely covered in popular media and in folklore.
By year
By type
By country
Africa
- Egypt – List of rail accidents in Egypt
Asia
- Bangladesh – List of rail accidents in Bangladesh
- China – List of rail accidents in China
- India – List of railway accidents and incidents in India
- Indonesia – List of rail accidents in Indonesia
- Iran – List of Iranian rail accidents
- Pakistan – List of railway accidents and incidents in Pakistan
- Philippines – List of rail accidents in the Philippines
- Sri Lanka – List of rail accidents in Sri Lanka
- Thailand – List of rail accidents in Thailand
- South Korea - List of rail accidents in South Korea
Europe
- Czech Republic – List of Czech rail accidents
- Germany – List of German rail accidents
- Greece – List of rail accidents in Greece
- France – List of rail accidents in France
- Italy – List of rail accidents in Italy
- Ireland – List of Irish railway accidents
- Netherlands – List of rail accidents in the Netherlands
- Russia – List of Russian rail accidents
- Spain – List of rail accidents in Spain
- Turkey – List of rail accidents in Turkey
- United Kingdom – List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom
- Yugoslavia – List of rail accidents in Yugoslavia
North America
- Canada – List of rail accidents in Canada
- United States – List of American railroad accidents
Oceania
- Australia
- New South Wales – Railway accidents in New South Wales
- Northern Territory – Railway accidents in the Northern Territory
- Queensland – Railway accidents in Queensland
- South Australia – Railway accidents in South Australia
- Tasmania – Railway accidents in Tasmania
- Victoria – Railway accidents in Victoria
- Western Australia – Railway accidents in Western Australia
- New Zealand – List of rail accidents in New Zealand
