DesireToFire
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Apologies if this has already been posted.
From bbc news;
From bbc news;
An empty train travelled along tracks in Belgium for 30 minutes without a driver after the man left his cabin to investigate an engine fault.
The train moved off from the platform at Landen, east of Brussels, and continued for another 12km (7.5 miles) before another driver jumped on board.
Although the train was moving slowly, services on the line were halted.
Officials cleared the next station of passengers and the train was brought under control.
"The train was going very slowly, the platform was clear and the station at Tienen (Tirlemont in French) had been evacuated, so no passengers were ever put in danger," said Belgian rail operator SNCB (NMBS in Dutch).
The drama unfolded at around 21:00 (20:00 GMT) on Thursday...
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