RAILSCOT | Stonehaven derailment train driver failed drug test but investigations ongoing [Press and Journal]

Stonehaven derailment train driver failed drug test but investigations ongoing [Press and Journal]

Date: 26/10/2018

The driver of a train which derailed in Stonehaven resulting in days of major travel delays for hundreds of passengers subsequently failed a drug test, it is understood.

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The driver of a train which derailed in Stonehaven resulting in days of major travel delays for hundreds of passengers subsequently failed a drug test, it is understood.

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Stonehaven derailment train driver failed drug test but investigations ongoing [Press and Journal]

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