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(Quang Tri News) The North-South railway line opened after more than 10 hours of congestion

  • 18/07/2021
  • (QTO) - The North-South railway officially opened and operated again at 20:20 on the evening of July 17, after more than 10 hours of congestion due to the derailment of freight train SH4 at Sa Lung station (Vinh Vinh commune). Long, Vinh Linh district).


    Crane for wind power project BT cranes locomotive weighing 81 tons from the scene- Photo: Hoang Tao

    Mr. Phung Quoc Khanh, Deputy Director of Thua Thien - Hue Railway Operations Branch, said that because the carriages blocked the tracks, they were pushed together, so they could not be lifted quickly. The railway industry is required to cut the freight car in half across the track No. 3 and then hoist it to the other side of the track to open the route. Through the night of July 17 and early morning of July 18, hundreds of workers continued to work at the scene to clear the overturned locomotive and train carriages. The railway industry sent the Orton rescue crane from Dong Hoi station (Quang Binh) to hoist locomotives and train carriages. However, the locomotive D20E-003 weighs 81 tons, which is beyond the capacity of this crane. Hearing about the accident, Mr. Pham Quang Hai, Director of Quang Binh Department of Industry and Trade, asked BT Wind Power to support the rescue crane.

    Immediately, Mr. Bui Van Son, Deputy General Director of BT Quang Binh Wind Power Company directed 2 contractors Vestas and MB wind to dispatch a 100-ton crane from the wind power site in Quang Ninh district (Quang Binh) into the present. support school. Right in the night, this crane and 10 workers stayed up all night to lift the locomotive off the tracks. At 6 am on July 18, the 81-ton D20E-003 locomotive was hoisted off the tracks and neatly erected awaiting handling. With the remaining carriages, the railway industry continued to move away from the tracks, soon fully restoring the operation of Sa Lung station.

    As reported, at 10 am on July 17, 2021, freight train SH4 ran from Song Than station (Binh Duong) to Giap Bat station (Hanoi), when entering Sa Lung station, it derailed. The incident caused locomotive number D20E-003 to overturn, 4 cars immediately behind the locomotive derailed, arranged in a Z shape, the next 4 cars derailed but were lighter. The rear 14 cars were not affected, so they were towed to the south station. The scene showed that many rails and sleepers were plowed and warped; 4 carriages derailed; The 2nd row carriage rotates sideways, damaging tracks 1 and 2, occupying track 3, making it impossible for trains to pass.

    Hoang Táo

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