SNCF: a freight train derails and immobilizes traffic in the Landes – South West

This Thursday, October 7, in the morning, a freight convoy derailed at the level of the town of Laluque, on the Dax – Paris line. An incident that blocked all traffic.

The two TGVs heading to the capital had time to meet in Dax at 10:32 am, but have not been able to leave since. For those arriving in the opposite direction, the train was stopped at Morcenx and buses are provided for travelers who would not have continued the journey on their own. At the site of the derailment, a fire was announced, but would be on the way to being brought under control by the firefighters.

A part of the locomotive of the freight convoy broke off and caused it and the two following cars to come off the rails, near Laluque, at the end of the morning. The fire started from the locomotive tank to the next two wooden trays.

28 firefighters from Pontonx, Lesperon, Rion, Tyrosse, Tartas and Dax intervened. Most of the 1,500 liters of diesel spilled on the tracks were consumed in the fire. A thermal camera was passed by the firefighters to ensure that there was no longer a hot spot.

TGVs between Paris and Bordeaux run normally, but no trip will be possible after Bordeaux, heading south, before Friday. Buses are gradually arriving for travelers stranded in Morcenx and Dax. A solution is being examined for those of the TER between Morcenx and Dax.

SNCF confirms this information in a press release: “Traffic is completely interrupted between Dax and Morcenx until the end of the day. TGVs from and to Paris will be the exceptional origin and terminus of Bordeaux Saint-Jean with no possibility of routing beyond, to Dax, Bayonne and Hendaye. ” The press release specifies that traffic should be completely stopped “until the end of the day”.