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MH17 disaster: Ukraine’s train of despair

Posted: 21 Jul 2014, 13:35
by John Ashworth
MH17 disaster: Ukraine’s train of despair

Dutch say train with victims' remains to leave Ukraine rail station

There has been a plethora of stories featuring the train into which bodies from the MH17 air disaster have been loaded in Ukraine. Most of them are not really railway-related stories, but here's an opportunity for anyone who has rail-related comments to post them. It goes without saying that the FOTR Forum extends its sympathy and condolences to relatives and others affected by this tragedy.

Re: MH17 disaster: Ukraine’s train of despair

Posted: 25 Jul 2014, 16:46
by John Ashworth
From Railroad.Net
They [the refrigerated wagons whcih carried the bodies] are former Soviet wagons and use the Russian Broad Gauge. Thus they could not take the bodies to the Netherlands