Date: 14/11/2022

Three derailed freight wagons have been successfully recovered by railway engineers in Carlisle so major repairs can ramp up to get passengers back on the move as soon as possible.

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Lift off for derailed wagons so Carlisle railway repairs can ramp up

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Three derailed freight wagons have been successfully recovered by railway engineers in Carlisle so major repairs can ramp up to get passengers back on the move as soon as possible.

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Recovery of the derailed freight train at Petteril Bridge continues. An emptied cement wagon is carefully lowered onto a low loader for removal from site on 14th November 2022. Another damaged wagon sits in the compound behind.
Location: Petteril Bridge Junction
Company: Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
14/11/2022 Network Rail

Wagon which was in river Petteril being lifted onto the back of a low-loader on 14th November 2022.
Location: Petteril Bridge Junction
Company: Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
14/11/2022 Network Rail

Following Wednesday's accident, cement tanks fell off the Petteril Bridge, even turning upside down, as a result of the derailment at the nearby junction. This was the scene four days later, and the recovery will take a long time.
Location: Petteril Bridge Junction
Company: Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
22/10/2022 Duncan Ross

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