Derailed freight locomotive damages points in Winterthur
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A freight locomotive has derailed near to Winterthur train station in northern Switzerland, resulting in disrupted services over the weekend.
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Because points were damaged, there will now be restrictions on S-Bahn services over the weekend.
One of the carriages of the freight locomotive jumped off the rails, Swiss Federal Railways reported. No-one was injured in the incident.
The S7 and S19 are affected by the restrictions on train services. The restrictions are expected to last until 1am on Monday.
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