RAILSCOT | Site of Stonehaven rail disaster has history of mudslides [Evening Express]

Site of Stonehaven rail disaster has history of mudslides [Evening Express]

Date: 13/08/2020

The stretch of railway line where the derailment occurred has had problems with mudslides in the past.

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Site of Stonehaven rail disaster has history of mudslides - Evening Express

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The stretch of railway line where the derailment occurred has had problems with mudslides in the past.

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Date	Item
17/08/2020	Calls for more funding to protect transport infrastructure in north-east in wake of Stonehaven train tragedy [Press and Journal]
17/08/2020	Nearly 20,000 raised by separate fundraisers after Stonehaven train derailment [Press and Journal]
17/08/2020	Bellwin scheme unlocked to support financial impact of Stonehaven train crash [Press and Journal]
16/08/2020	Fatal train may have hit 50mph on bend [Sunday Times]
16/08/2020	Stonehaven train derailment: Minute's silence to remember rail crash victims [BBC News]
16/08/2020	Stonehaven train crash: Sister of train driver blames ScotRail bosses for his death [Scotsman]
15/08/2020	Thousands raised in 48 hours for Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway's emergency landslide appeal [Falkirk Herald]
15/08/2020	Calls for north-east to stand together to pay tribute to Stonehaven train crash victims [Evening Express]
15/08/2020	Chief inspector of rail accidents says Stonehaven disaster would have been much worse under normal passenger levels [Press and Journal]
15/08/2020	Efforts being made to protect environment from diesel spilled by damaged train after tragic crash [Press and Journal]
14/08/2020	Duke of Rothesay visits Stonehaven train derailment site [Press and Journal]
14/08/2020	Firefighters called to Stonehaven rail crash faced with hazardous and difficult scene [Press and Journal]
14/08/2020	Hero train worker walked miles while injured to raise Stonehaven crash alarm [Daily Record]
14/08/2020	Investigators will probe how Stonehaven rail crash went unnoticed due to poor phone signal [Daily Mail]
14/08/2020	Major delays on Scotland's busiest transport routes in aftermath of flooding [Scotsman]
14/08/2020	Probe into Stonehaven rail disaster will look at storm and structure of the earth [Evening Express]
14/08/2020	Are we doing enough to modernise infrastructure with a changing climate? [BBC News]
14/08/2020	Investigation into ScotRail tragedy confirms train crashed after hitting landslip [Metro]
14/08/2020	Passenger train derailment near Carmont, Aberdeenshire [RAIB]
13/08/2020	Nicola Sturgeon: 'Hearts of a nation' are with families after Stonehaven train crash - Evening Express [Evening Express]
13/08/2020	Scotland's papers: 'Horror on the 06:38' and 'tragedy on the tracks' [BBC News]
13/08/2020	Stonehaven: Rail crash investigation launched after three die in derailment [Scotsman]
13/08/2020	The fatal train crashes in Scotlands modern railway history [Scotsman]
13/08/2020	Andrew Haines arrives at Stonehaven following derailment [Network Rail]
13/08/2020	Changes to Scotrail services announced after Stonehaven derailment and extreme weather [Evening Times]
13/08/2020	Colleagues pay tribute to train driver killed in Stonehaven train crash [Press and Journal]
13/08/2020	Driver and conductor killed in Stonehaven train crash named [Evening Express]
13/08/2020	Four firefighters injured in Stonehaven rail tragedy as investigation launched [Daily Record]
13/08/2020	Network Rail to carry out site inspections across country following Stonehaven train crash [Evening Express]
13/08/2020	Stonehaven train crash: Crew member walked a mile along tracks to raise alarm [Scotsman]
13/08/2020	Network Rail pledges immediate action following Stonehaven derailment [Network Rail Media Centre]
13/08/2020	Checks ordered across rail network following Stonehaven train tragedy [Scotsman]
13/08/2020	Passengers evacuated after train gets stuck in landslip [Metro]
13/08/2020	Train crash near Stonehaven: everything we know about the incident at Carmont in Aberdeenshire - and what caused the derailment [Scotsman]
13/08/2020	Emergency Landslide Appeal [Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway]
12/08/2020	Boris Johnson 'saddened' by train derailment in Scotland after landslide [Metro]
12/08/2020	Three dead after passenger train derails near Stonehaven [BBC News]
12/08/2020	ScotRail train derails near Aberdeen sparking emergency response [Mail Online]
25/06/2020	Landslip causing major disruption to Highland railway services [Press and Journal]
23/06/2020	More reliable journeys along the West Coast main line in Cumbria [Network Rail]
04/05/2020	Works to stabilise crumbling embankment on West Highland railway line to begin this week [Press and Journal]
06/04/2020	14th century cave and drawings discovered during landslip repair works near Guildford [Rail Business Daily]
13/03/2020	Michael Matheson visits site of storm-damaged Dumfries rail line [Network Rail]
03/03/2020	Successful emergency landslip repair reopens southbound West Coast main line to passengers a day early [Network Rail]
01/03/2020	Railway landslip forces section of West Coast main line near Warrington to close [Network Rail]
23/02/2020	Vital repairs for storm-damaged Dumfries rail line now underway [Network Rail]
22/02/2020	New section of road could solve rockfall woes at Stromeferry [Press and Journal]
21/02/2020	Rail commuters face month of chaos due to landslip repairs [Daily Record]
13/02/2020	Kilmarnock to Dumfries rail line repairs to take four weeks [BBC News]
10/02/2020	Landslip on Ayrshire railway line causing chaos for passengers [Daily Record]
01/02/2020	Update: Derailment at Eastleigh [Network Rail]
16/01/2020	Glenfinnan Viaduct is the back drop to railway protection work [Network Rail]
05/08/2019	Caledonian Sleeper forced to cancel service as West Highland Line closes due to landslip [Press and Journal]
05/08/2019	Weather warnings as heavy rain causes landslides [BBC News]
28/07/2019	Train derailment sends 70 cars off track [BBC News]
14/06/2019	England flooding: Flood passengers stranded on rescue train [BBC News]
12/04/2019	Cement slabs dropped onto Fife railway line threaten derailment [Scotsman]
22/03/2019	Mammoth project to move 50,000 tonnes of earth on West Cumbrian coast line [Network Rail]
15/11/2018	First Greater Anglia FLIRT bi-mode arrives in Norwich for testing [RTM]
29/10/2018	ScotRail train driver involved in derailment tested positive for drugs twice [Scotsman]
26/10/2018	Stonehaven derailment train driver failed drug test but investigations ongoing [Press and Journal]
11/10/2018	Train derailment closes line between Aberdeen and Dundee [BBC News]
19/09/2018	Train services disrupted after derailment at Inverness [BBC News]
19/09/2018	Trains cancelled between Inverness and the central belt after overnight derailment [Press and Journal]
08/08/2018	Train derailment in Lochaber caused by rapid thaw of snow [Scotsman]
08/07/2018	Turkey train derails en route to Istanbul, killing 24 [BBC News]
03/04/2018	Lynton and Lynmouth cliff railway closed after landslip [ITV News]
25/01/2018	Italy train crash: Three killed in derailment near Milan [BBC News]
25/01/2018	Glasgow-Edinburgh railway line closed for second day [BBC News]
24/01/2018	Landslip closes main Glasgow-Edinburgh railway line [BBC News]
22/01/2018	Train trapped by tonnes of mud after landslip [BBC News]
18/12/2017	Amtrak Washington train crash: Deaths as carriages fall on US motorway [BBC News]
22/11/2017	Landslip closes train line between Inverness and Dingwall [BBC News]
04/04/2017	Glasgow landslip causes week-long rail disruption [BBC News]
31/03/2017	Flying Scotsman marks Carlisle-to-Settle line reopening [BBC News]
20/03/2017	Somerset freight train derailment causes 48 hour blockage [BBC News]
19/02/2017	First scheduled steam train service used by 5,500 people [BBC News]
14/02/2017	Settle-Carlisle line: Tornado powers 12 scheduled services [BBC News]
23/01/2017	Southeastern Railway commuters hit with major delays after freight train derails [Evening Standard]
22/01/2017	India train crash: 36 killed in Andhra Pradesh derailment [Guardian]
14/01/2017	Steam to run timetabled Northern trains on S&C [Rail]
13/12/2016	Iconic Settle-Carlisle line to reopen by 31 March following remarkable works [RTM]
28/11/2016	Train derailment causes delays to rail passengers in North West [BBC News]
20/11/2016	India train crash: 115 killed in derailment near Kanpur [BBC News]
19/11/2016	Croydon line tram driver suspended over Sun footage [BBC News]
09/11/2016	Croydon tram: Seven dead and 50 injured after derailment [BBC News]
03/11/2016	Tramway suggested as solution to Stromeferry Bypass [BBC News]
19/09/2016	Services on landslip line return to normal [Rail News]
16/09/2016	Train derailed in 'landslide' near Watford Junction [BBC News]
22/08/2016	Restoration of a once busy mine railway in remote moorland valley [Northern Echo]
15/08/2016	Landslide debris cleared from Highland railway line [BBC News]
12/08/2016	Landslide blocks Highlands railway line and road [BBC News]
07/07/2016	Landslip-hit Settle-to-Carlisle line section shut until 2017 [BBC News]
17/06/2016	Train derails at Paddington: Services disrupted in and out of station [BBC News]
17/05/2016	Landslip could close section of S&C until late 2017 [Rail]
15/03/2016	HS2 denies claims that its trains are at risk of derailing at top speeds [Guardian]
12/03/2016	HS2 at risk of derailing at top speeds, report finds [Telegraph]
04/03/2016	Appleby landslip: Carlisle-to-Settle rail repair plan agreed [BBC News]
17/02/2016	Appleby landslip: Part of Settle to Carlisle route 'shut for months' [BBC News]
07/02/2016	Carlisle to Newcastle trains set to resume [ITV News]
15/01/2016	Thousands of tonnes of debris blocks Newcastle to Carlisle railway [BBC News]
30/12/2015	Landslip causes disruption to Inverness-Kyle rail service and closes A835 Tore to Ullapool road [Inverness Courier]
19/11/2015	Late braking blamed for TGV Est derailment [IRJ]
14/11/2015	Seven dead as French TGV high-speed train derails [BBC News]
28/09/2015	Freight train derailment in Dundee causes delays [BBC News]
15/08/2015	Rail line repair on track after derailment at Cumnock [BBC News]
05/08/2015	Indian trains in deadly derailment in Madhya Pradesh [BBC News]
03/08/2015	Two weeks to repair line after engineering train derailment [BBC News]
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13/03/2015	Chiltern rail line reopens after 350,000 tonne landslip [BBC News]
05/03/2015	Harbury landslip line to reopen three weeks early [Rail News]
20/08/2014	Lac-Mgantic report condemns Transport Canada [International Railway Journal]
13/08/2014	Swiss train derailed in landslide [BBC News]
15/07/2014	Russia derailment: 21 dead in Moscow metro crash [BBC News]
13/07/2014	Fully prepared for the long haul [Yorkshire Post]
06/07/2014	Boeing 737 fuselages damaged in train derailment [Reuters]
29/06/2014	Rail warning system 'ears' can hear landslide [Scotsman]
13/04/2014	Wensleydale railway reopens for Easter after major feat of restoration by three engineers [Northern Echo]
02/04/2014	Scots trains 'ran despite landslip risk' [Scotsman]
25/03/2014	Union: Train operator dozed off [Salt Lake Tribune]
25/03/2014	Teignmouth Controlled Landslip [Network Rail]
23/03/2014	Holme Tunnel due to reopen following repairs [BBC News]
09/02/2014	Landslip causes further rail misery for South West travellers [BBC News]
22/12/2013	Landslip blocks Cumbrian rail line at Harrington [BBC News]
01/12/2013	New York train crash: Metro-North derailment in Bronx [BBC News]
15/10/2013	'Extensive damage' after north London derailment [ITV News]
25/07/2013	Spain train crash: Galicia derailment kills 78 [BBC News]
15/07/2013	Loose fishplate identified following French inter-city derailment [Railway Gazette]
08/07/2013	Rail line reopens after Hatfield Colliery landslip [BBC News]
13/06/2013	Stainforth landslip rail line to reopen in July [BBC News]
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18/04/2013	Alternative train route now being trialled after Scunthorpe line landslip [Scunthorpe Telegraph]
11/04/2013	The trains are back at Wensleydale Railway [Harrogate News]
24/03/2013	Wensleydale Railway volunteers in funds plea after landslip [BBC News]
15/02/2013	Owners write off derailed locomotive due to costs [Scotsman]
13/02/2013	South Yorkshire landslip rail line closed for weeks [BBC News]
14/01/2013	Egypt train crash kills army recruits [Guardian]
19/12/2012	Mudslide derails BNSF train near Everett [KOMO News]
15/11/2012	Reward offered over Angus train derailment [BBC News]
04/11/2012	Train derailment halts services between Aberdeen and Edinburgh [STV News]
30/10/2012	Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway reopens after 1m repairs [BBC News]
18/09/2012	Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway hits £1m target [BBC News]
31/08/2012	Engineers work overnight to clear blocked rail line after landslip [STV]
30/08/2012	Train derails in Cumbria after landslide [Guardian]
29/08/2012	Heavy rains hit parts of Scotland [BBC News]
09/08/2012	Innovative response to Highland landslip short-listed for top rail award [Railscot]
08/08/2012	Corrour Station House view 'spoilt' by derailed train [BBC News]
18/07/2012	Passengers escape uninjured in two separate landslide incidents on Scotlands railways [Scotsman]
12/07/2012	Boulder 'likely cause' of West Highland line derailment [BBC News]
10/07/2012	West Highland line repaired after Tulloch derailment [BBC News]
03/07/2012	Derailment recovery work continues on WHL [Network Rail Article]
01/07/2012	West Highland Line disruption to last several more days [Lochaber News]
29/06/2012	Landslides and fire disrupt rail services as rains hit Scotland [BBC News]
09/05/2012	Derailed train causes major disruption to northern rail services [STV]
02/05/2012	Inverness and Aviemore rail line reopens after landslip [BBC News]
29/04/2012	Two taken to hospital after train derails [Telegraph]
28/04/2012	Engineers work around the clock to repair damaged rail line [Inverness Courier]
27/04/2012	Highland Chieftain train stopped in its tracks by landslide [Highland News]
11/04/2012	Rockfall road set for full reopening [Ross-shire Journal]
05/04/2012	Network Rail fined £4m over 'preventable' crash [Independent]
04/04/2012	New Blackpool tram derailed on first journey [BBC News]
19/03/2012	Road traffic allowed onto railway at Stromeferry [BBC News]
15/03/2012	Rubber mats laid on railway at Stromeferry [BBC News]
26/02/2012	Officials say 3 dead in Canadian train derailment [Chippewa Herald]
31/01/2012	Work has begun to repair a heritage railway line embankment in Gloucestershire [BBC]
06/01/2012	Cars on rails to end 140-mile detour in Wester Ross [BBC News]
08/12/2011	Five-tonne landslip closes Highland railway line [STV]
26/08/2011	ScotRail to introduce more loco-hauled trains [Railscot]
24/08/2011	Train wagons 'jumped' at level crossing in Sutherland [BBC News]
06/08/2011	Track points 'heavily worn' at Waverley derailment site [BBC News]
29/07/2011	Rail services from Waverley return to normal [BBC News]
28/07/2011	Travel disruption caused by derailed train to continue until Friday [STV]
14/07/2011	Rock fall calls after Argyll train derailment [BBC News]
10/05/2011	Station Manager sacked for moving trolley off line [BBC News]
26/04/2011	Thank you ceremony for staff from Loch Awe train crash [Oban Times]
23/04/2011	Gloucestershire Warwickshire railway line reopens [BBC]
30/03/2011	Network Rail faces Potter Bar sentence [RailNews]
19/11/2010	Argyll train derailment driver honoured [BBC]
17/11/2010	Fierce weather blocks Cornish main line [Rail-News]
14/06/2010	Track reopens after derailment [BBC News]
25/05/2010	Derailment - Wind River Canyon, Wyoming [Sheridan Media.com]
12/04/2010	Landslide derails Italian train leaving 9 dead [BBC News]
30/03/2010	East Coast line hit by landslips [BBC News]
23/01/2010	No injuries in train derailment [BBC News Article]
11/01/2010	Carrbridge derailment - day 8 [Railscot News]
09/01/2010	Carrbridge derailment - day 6 [Railscot News]
05/01/2010	Snow derailment problems continue [BBC News]
04/01/2010	Carrbridge derailment 4 January 2009 [Railscot News]
22/10/2009	Harwich line passenger services suspended till 9 November [Network Rail Article]
28/01/2009	Train derailment probe under way [BBC News Article]
28/01/2009	Train derailment oil hits birds [BBC News Article]
22/08/2008	Rail services resume after floods [BBC News]
16/04/2008	Rail strike threat looms [Channel 4 News]
18/01/2008	Landslip closes busy railway line [BBC News]
03/10/2007	Work will close key 120-mile rail link for nine days [Scotsman]
03/09/2007	Rail workers hurt in derailment [BBC News]
20/07/2007	Railway line blocked by landslip [BBC News]
06/07/2007	Tube disruption after derailment [BBC News]
05/07/2007	Tube route safety checks ordered [BBC News]
22/06/2007	Landslide causes rail disruption [BBC News]
24/05/2007	Crash cuts Network Rail bonuses [BBC News]
11/05/2007	Train accident slows services [Scotsman]
10/05/2007	Derailment sparks delays [Scotsman]
10/01/2007	More rail misery for thousands as signals fault causes mayhem [Scotsman]
08/01/2007	Train services on track after derailment [Scotsman]
06/01/2007	Derailment continues to affect Waverley rail services [Scotsman]
06/01/2007	Train disruption set to continue [BBC News]
30/11/2006	Train derailment report released [BBC News]
24/10/2006	Disruption after train derailment [BBC News]
06/11/2004	Major delays forecast after freight train derailment [Scotsman]
05/11/2004	Rail line disrupted by derailment [BBC News]
11/08/2004	Weather leads to service cancellations in Scotland [Railscot]
28/06/2004	Theme park fined over derailment [BBC News]
12/05/2004	Tube to reopen after derailment [BBC News]
11/05/2004	Derailment track 'just worked on' [BBC News]
16/04/2004	Drunk man put 25kg of metal on city railway line [Scotsman]
07/02/2004	Rail companies fined over failures [Scotsman]
26/01/2004	Vandal hunt after train hits rubble [Scotsman]
10/10/2003	Jarvis withdraws from railway infrastructure maintenance
18/11/2002	Weather impacts on ScotRail's performance [Scotsman]
10/11/2002	Line blocked by landslip near Larbert [Railscot]
01/11/2002	Landslide at Hartwood [Railscot]
23/10/2002	Service disruption and reinstatement [Railscot]
22/10/2002	Flooding affects services [Railscot]
12/10/2002	Derailment at Airdrie station
30/07/2002	'Monsoon' disrupts services [Railscot]
17/06/2002	Derailment at Quintinshill
29/10/2001	Mudslide closes Kyle of Lochalsh to Strathcarron [Railscot]
02/01/2001	Landslide near Gleneagles [Railscot]
28/07/2000	Flooding of the East Coast Mainline at Grantshouse [Railscot]

Site of Stonehaven rail disaster has history of mudslides [Evening Express]

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