Trains hit another bump in the track

AN INVESTIGATION is under way after one of Queensland Rail’s beleaguered New Generation Rollingstock trains came off the tracks.

Emergency services were called to the Wulkuraka Maintenance Centre in Ipswich yesterday afternoon, after the train derailed as it was being shunted by staff of the train’s manufacturer, Bombardier.

There were no passengers on board the train, which is still undergoing tests before being put into operation.

Transport Minister Jackie Trad last night said a “full investigation” was under way.

The Bulletin understands the incident was not linked to the operational capacity of the NGR, and the train was not undergoing tests when it derailed.

The NGR trains have been plagued by key problems. However, the Government insists they will be ready for the Commonwealth Games in April.