Freight train derailed in north Qld
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A freight train has derailed near Charters Towers in north Queensland.
A Queensland Rail spokesman says the the engine of the west-bound train came off the tracks shortly after 6:00am AEST today near Homestead, on the Townsville to Mount Isa line.
No-one has been injured.
Police are travelling to the scene and the line is closed.
They say there will be a full investigation.
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