Scotland, when a passenger train travelling between Glasgow and Oban derails after a suspected landslide. June 21 – The Yanga train derailment occurs when a train travelling between Brazzaville and Pointe Noire in the Republic of the Congo is derailed and plunges into a ravine. The death toll will have risen to 76 people and injuries to 745 by June 23. June 23 – Thirteen die in the Castelldefels train accident at a level crossing in Castelldefels near Barcelona. June 28 – Ústí nad Labem derailment at Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic. The driver is killed and eleven passengers injured. Industry awards Japan Awards presented by the Japan Railfan Club 2010 Blue Ribbon Award: JR East E259 series Narita Express EMU 2010 Laurel Prize: Kintetsu 22600 series Ace EMU North America 2010 E. H. Harriman Awards Awards presented by Railway Age magazine 2010 Railroader of the Year: Matthew K. Rose (BNSF) 2010 Regional Railroad of the Year: 2010 Short Line Railroad of the Year: United Kingdom Train Operator of the Year 2010: First Great Western Deaths March 7 – Mac Sebree, well-known American rail-transport writer and publisher (b. 1932). June 23 – Michael Cobb, British railway historian, dies (b. 1916). August 20 – Charles S. Roberts, American railroad historian, dies (b. 1930). References