Railway head is replaced following accident

BEIJING - A top Beijing Railway Bureau official was removed from his post following a train derailment last week, which is being viewed as a clear sign of the Ministry of Railways' resolution to improve safety.

Huang Guizhang, director of the Beijing Railway Bureau, was removed from his post on Thursday "for further assignment", Xinhua News Agency confirmed on Sunday. Two officials in charge of repair and maintenance at the Beijing Railway Bureau were also sacked.

The decision came three days after the locomotive of a passenger train, traveling from Hancheng in Shaanxi province to Beijing, derailed near Shijingshan South Station on Oct 10.