Indian runaway train takes 1,000 passengers on engineless journey

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Indian runaway train takes 1,000 passengers on engineless journey

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Indian runaway train takes 1,000 passengers on engineless journey
Twenty two carriages roll out of control for seven miles in Odisha state before being stopped by rocks placed on track...
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This reminds me very much of the runaway that Rovos Rail had several years ago - even the number of coaches (22) matches the length of Rovos trains in those days. Fortunately in this Indian incident there were no deaths, unlike the Rovos runaway.
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