Fuel train derails, delay ensues

Fuel train derails, delay ensues

INDONESIA: A train carrying fuel derailed in the Central Java
regency of Tegal, some 200 meters east of Tegal station, on
Saturday afternoon, as thousands of holiday travelers returned to
Jakarta.

The accident occurred only a day after the Gaya Baru train was
also derailed on the same track in Cirebon regency in West Java,
causing a six-hour delay for a number of other train services.

The derailment in Tegal began at 6 p.m when the train was
running west from Maos train station in Cilacap regency, Central
Java.

Shortly before the train was about to arrive at Tegal train
station, two of 13 cars were derailed. Each car was carrying
38,000 liters of diesel oil. No fatalities were reported in the
incident.

As of 9 p.m on Saturday, the train schedule had not returned
to normal and employees of PT Kereta Api Indonesia, the sole
train operator in the country, were still trying to solve the
problem. -- JP