derailed train

collocation in English

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derail
verb
uk
/ˌdiːˈreɪl/us
/ˌdiːˈreɪl/
If a train derails or is derailed, it comes off the ...
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train
noun
uk
/treɪn/us
/treɪn/
a railway engine connected to carriages for carrying people or to wheeled containers for ...
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(Definition ofderailandtrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, the position in the track layout of these two safety devices resulted in thederailedtrainstopping foul of the adjacent line.
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Thederailedtrainfouled the adjacent line and a train heading in the opposite direction then collided with it.
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Thederailedtrainwas carrying a large quantity of hazardous material, which immediately caught fire.
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This involves using emergency kit such as detonators, track circuit clips and flags to prevent other trains colliding with, for example aderailedtrain.
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Thederailedtrainwas covering both sides of the track, and so the driver dismounted to give a warning.
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All of the deaths and injuries occurred on the bus, which was pushed for tens of metres by thederailedtrain.
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A second train had to brake suddenly to avoid hitting thederailedtrain.
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It is suspected that sparks from a short circuit caused by thederailedtrainacross the third rail ignited something beneath the train to start the fire.
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Thederailedtrain, 8 cars, came to rest foul of the track used by trains traveling in the opposite direction and was hit by a train traveling on that track.
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His clients included victims of derailed trains, plane wrecks, collapsed buildings, exploded cans and many other types of unplanned disaster.
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