Services on the route were suspended for the day pending officials&rsquo; clearing the derailed bogie away. 
	This derailment, reportedly involving the last bogie that was set up as a conference room, reportedly resulted from an error by an official in Lamphun in switching the track too fast &ndash; not from the condition of the rail line, Prapat said Monday.

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