Goods train derails

A goods train belonging to the privately-owned Beitbridge-Bulawayo Railway derailed near Victoria Falls on Wednesday evening disrupting all rail traffic between the resort town and Bulawayo.

The derailment occurred a few kilometres from Thompson Junction near Victoria Falls and is suspected to have been caused by a distorted railway line that had succumbed to excessive heat.

National Railways spokesperson Fanuel Masikati yesterday referred all questions to the BBR, who in turn, referred questions back at NRZ.

The official from BBR who referred all questions to NRZ said they were only running their locomotive on the national railway line and were not in a position to say anything.

According to sources they were no injuries in the accident but some wagons were thrown up to 20 metres from the railway line.