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Old cargo train catches fire on Pangi-Tenom line
Published on: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Published on: Wed, Apr 30, 2025
By: Marutin Ansiung
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Old cargo train catches fire on Pangi-Tenom line
The burning cargo train.
TENOM: A cargo train carrying gravel for railway maintenance caught fire at KM133 along the Pangi-Tenom line around 4.14pm on Tuesday.

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Shahelmey Yahya, also Sabah Works Minister, confirmed that the locomotive involved was Locomotive 5220, purchased in 1971.

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The 54-year-old locomotive was transporting gravel and materials for track repairs when the fire broke out.

No passengers were on board and no injuries or casualties were reported.
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