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Freight train derails near Yass

<p>The report into a freight train derailment near Yass two weeks ago will be delivered in about two months.</p> <p>A Freight Australia train derailed at Galong near Yass in the early hours of Sunday, October 13.</p> <p>The 610-metre-long train, carrying mainly empty containers to Melbourne, veered off the track at 12.22 am, ripping up more than 400 metres of track.</p> <p>The incident delayed freight and passenger train movements on the main line for 36 hours.</p> <p>Teams of workers from Rail Infrastructure Corporation worked around the clock to repair the damaged line.</p> <br />