Date: 23/04/2021

A signalling fault caused a train in Dalwhinnie to wrongly divert from one line to another, causing it to derail.

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Derailed Dalwhinnie train was wrongly diverted in incident that shut the line for almost a week

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A signalling fault caused a train in Dalwhinnie to wrongly divert from one line to another, causing it to derail. RAIB is investigating.

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This is the HST that derailed around 3AM this morning. A quote from RAIB: 'We are deploying inspectors to gather evidence following the derailment of a test train at Dalwhinnie on the Highland Line in Scotland. The train consisted of a short-form HST that was travelling south when the last two vehicles derailed in proximity to points.'
Location: Dalwhinnie
Company: Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
10/04/2021 John Gray

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