Wiring error in signalling system caused Dalwhinnie train derailment, probe finds [STV]
Date: 26/09/2022
The incident happened near to Dalwhinnie station in the Highlands at around 3.01am on April 10, 2021.
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Wiring error in signalling system caused trainderailment, probe finds
STV
The incident happened near to Dalwhinnie station in the Highlands at around 3.01am on April 10, 2021.
Dalwhinnie train derailment investigation finds accident had 'alarming similarities' with Clapham Junction tragedy
Inverness Courier
RAIB probe states consequences could have been much more serious after train was wrongly diverted from main line onto crossover by signal wiring error
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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: Ben Alder Level Crossing
Company: Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
10/04/2021 John Gray
Location: Ben Alder Level Crossing
Company: Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
10/04/2021 John Gray
This is the derailed HST at Dalwhinnie viewed from the level crossing to the north.
Location: Ben Alder Level Crossing
Company: Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
10/04/2021 John Gray
Location: Ben Alder Level Crossing
Company: Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
10/04/2021 John Gray
The derailed HST with power cars 43015 and 43012 south of Dalwhinnie. The RAIB said: 'The train consisted of a short-form HST that was travelling south when the last two vehicles derailed in proximity to points.' Note the station top left and the crossover between the station and train.
Location: Ben Alder Level Crossing
Company: Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
10/04/2021 John Gray
Location: Ben Alder Level Crossing
Company: Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
10/04/2021 John Gray
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Tags: x Dalwhinnie x Derailment x Ben Alder Level Crossing x Signalling x Wiring x RAIB
