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All public bodies and companies responsible for public infrastructure must ensure it is able to cope with our changing climate
(Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Drainage Landslide Landslip Network Rail Stonehaven derailment |
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The rail body is being prosecuted at the High Court in Aberdeen over its failures in the decade before the tragedy, which killed three people in 2020.
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The driver of the ScotRail train who was among three people killed after it crashed into debris washed onto the tracks had just been told by a Network Rail signaller that 'everything's fine' moments before the derailment, the High Court in Aberdeen has heard. The revelation came as the UK Government-run infrastructure body admitted health and safety failings over the derailment at Carmont, south of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, on August 12, 2020.
(Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Drainage Landslide Landslip Network Rail Stonehaven derailment |
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Network Rail is suspected to be fined after the train derailment but individuals should be held responsible, says Record View.
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The railway operator admitted it didn't warn driver it was unsafe for train to run on section of track before derailment near Stonehaven.
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Survivor of train that derailed near Stonehaven in 2020 recounts her experience for the first time.
(Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Drainage Landslide Landslip Network Rail Stonehaven derailment |
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The indictment alleges he was not told the track was unsafe before the fatal 2020 derailment.
(Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Drainage Landslide Landslip Network Rail Stonehaven derailment |
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Railway safety will come under scrutiny with Network Rail, the UK's railway infrastructure company, set to face charges in relation to the 2020 Stonehaven rail crash.
(Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Drainage Landslide Landslip Network Rail Stonehaven derailment |
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Three people died when a train hit a landslide after heavy rain near Stonehaven in 2020. Network Rail is due to face criminal action at the High Court in Aberdeen on 7 September.
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Some drivers were facing a 100-mile diversion as heavy rain caused travel disruption in parts of the Highlands.
(Permalink) Fort William Landslide Mallaig Roy Bridge Tulloch West Highland Railway |
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Several train services from Glasgow Queen Street are being affected today due to 'flooding' and 'trapped' trains.
(Permalink) Fort William Landslide Mallaig Roy Bridge Tulloch West Highland Railway |
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The West Highland Line has also been closed due to damage caused by flooding in the same area near Roybridge.
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Network Rail will reportedly be prosecuted for its failings over the Stonehaven railway crash in which three people were killed.
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Derailment of a passenger train at Carmont, Aberdeenshire, 12 August 2020.
(Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Drainage Landslide Network Rail RAIB Stonehaven derailment  Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: The huge Ainscough crane being used at the Carmont crash site to lift the rear power car out on 10th September 2020.
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Commenting on the publication of the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) Carmont report, Andrew Haines, Network Rail chief executive, said: 'This report makes clear that there are fundamental lessons to be learnt by Network Rail and the wider industry. As well as expressing our deep sorrow and regret at the loss of the lives of Christopher Stuchbury, Donald Dinnie and Brett McCullough, its important that we acknowledge it should not have taken this tragic accident to highlight those lessons. We must do better and we are utterly committed to that.
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Three people died when the train hit a landslide in heavy rain in Aberdeenshire in 2020.
(Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Drainage Landslide Network Rail Stonehaven derailment |
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Commenting on the publication of the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) independent report into the accident at Carmont on 12 August 2020, Ian McConnell, ScotRail Chief Operating Officer, said: 'This report is a terrible reminder of the awful events of 12 August 2020. Nobody in ScotRail or the wider industry will ever forget what happened.'
(Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Drainage Landslide Landslip Network Rail Stonehaven derailment |
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HM Chief Inspector of Railways, Ian Prosser CBE said: Our thoughts remain with the families of Donald Dinnie, Brett McCullough and Christopher Stuchbury at this time. We welcome RAIBs recommendations today and will work with industry to ensure these are addressed quickly and effectively. Our own joint investigation with Police Scotland and British Transport Police is making good progress and we anticipate handing over the final report to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in the coming months.
(Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Drainage Landslide Network Rail Stonehaven derailment |
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The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) doesn't often hold media briefings in Scotland - I haven't been to one in my two decades covering transport. But when they do, they have something important to say. That became quickly apparent in Aberdeen on Wednesday when four expert officials from the UK Government body set out the key points of their 296-page final report into the fatal Carmont rail crash, in which three people died in 2020.
(Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Drainage Landslide Network Rail Stonehaven derailment |
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RMT calls for urgent safety summit and halt to job cuts to prevent more rail tragedies.
(Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Drainage Landslide Network Rail Stonehaven derailment |
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Rail control room staff failed to limit the speed of a train that then crashed - despite knowing about hazards nearby, a new report has said.
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Loved ones of those who died in the Stonehaven rail crash have reacted with disbelief and anger to the final investigation report, accusing officials of a catalogue of errors.
(Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Drainage Landslide Network Rail Stonehaven derailment |
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The new Rail Accident Investigation Branch sheds light on what went wrong before the crash which led to the deaths of Brett McCullough, Donald Dinnie and Christopher Stuchbury.
(Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Drainage Landslide Network Rail Stonehaven derailment |
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The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has made 20 recommendations in its highly critical report into the incident at Stonehaven on August 12 2020.
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A Lochaber children's charity has claimed Network Rail is threatening its future amid plans for more than four months of works.
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Tilt meters are being fitted on Scotland's railway to help slow or stop trains before reaching a problem such as a landslip. [See Network Rail's own new item below.]
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Network Rail is currently trialling a monitoring system which provides early warning of earth movements at sites across Scotlands Railway. Surface mounted tilt meters have been located at 26 sites across the network with a further seven sites across the country set to be installed in the coming months including on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line, East Kilbride branch, between Aberdeen & Inverness and on the line to Kyle of Lochalsh.
(Permalink) Aberdeen to Inverness Line East Kilbride Branch Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Kyle of Lochalsh Line Landslide Landslip Network Rail Tilt meter  Raven Rock Summit: Network Rail is currently trialling a monitoring system which provides early warning of earth movements at sites across Scotland’s Railway.
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Board minutes from July, but just made public, reveal that Network Rail senior executives are eager to allocate more funding to drainage works in light of the Carmont tragedy which saw three people killed and a further six injured after a train derailed in Aberdeenshire in August 2020.
(Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Drainage Landslide Network Rail Stonehaven derailment  Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: Sunday 09:47 Aberdeen to Kings Cross Azuma passing the new trackside defences at Carmont on 25th April 2021.
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The managing director of Scotland's Railway, the partnership between Abellio ScotRail and Network Rail Scotland, has called on the transport sector to decarbonise in memory of the Stonehaven rail crash victims.
Alex Hynes claimed Scotland was reminded of the 'devastating impact of climate change' when three people were 'tragically killed on our rail network'. (Permalink) Alex Hynes Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Electrification Green Landslide ScotRail Stonehaven derailment |
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A final report into the Stonehaven rail crash last year that killed three people will not be ready until 2022.
(Permalink) Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Landslide Stonehaven derailment  Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: 08:04 Waverley to Aberdeen crossing Bridge 325 on 25th April 2021. This view shows the check rails that NR have fitted after last years fatal derailment.
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A popular Cumbrian railway line has been forced to close after a landslide and extreme weather.
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The familiar thrum of activity at Aberdeen station was broken for a minute this morning, as passengers and crews paid tribute to the three men killed in the Stonehaven rail crash a year ago today.
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Railway staff will remember the victims of the Stonehaven rail crash one year on from the tragedy with enormous sadness.
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A plaque honouring the victims of the Stonehaven rail crash is to be unveiled tomorrow - a year on from the tragedy.
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Although RAIB's final report into last year's tragic derailment at Stonehaven is still awaited, we know now that a significant contributing factor was heavy rainfall washing material onto the track. The accident resulted in the first earthwork-related fatality since the death of a guard at Ais Gill on the Settle-Carlisle line in January 1995.
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Although the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has yet to produce its final report on the fatal train crash at Carmont on 12 August 2020, there are now clear lessons about earthworks and weather management from this tragic event. Network Rails earthworks assets comprise 70,000 soil cuttings, 20,000 rock cuttings and 100,000 embankments.
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The type of ScotRail train involved in the fatal Stonehaven derailment should be withdrawn from service because of their lack of crashworthiness, a rail engineer has urged.
(Permalink) Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment HST Landslide Stonehaven derailment |
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A rail engineer has called for the type of train involved in the tragic Stonehaven derailment to be scrapped amid safety concerns.
(Permalink) Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment HST Landslide Stonehaven derailment |
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The publication yesterday of the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) Interim Report on the derailment of a passenger train at Carmont, Aberdeenshire, last August offers more questions than answers, writes Lisa Gregory. Despite the huge advances we have seen in road safety, workplace safety, and health and safety law generally, we accept that accidents still happen and that some accidents ...
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A union has urged Network Rail to examine 'every mile' of Scottish track to ensure the Stonehaven train crash which killed three people.
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Derailment of a passenger train at Carmont, Aberdeenshire, 12 August 2020.
(Permalink) Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Landslide Stonehaven derailment Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: The huge Ainscough crane being used at the Carmont crash site to lift the rear power car out on 10th September 2020.
 Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: The site of the derailment has been restored with new track,and drainage and repairs to the bridge. |
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A report says a signaller was not aware of any obstruction on the line where a train crashed, killing three people.
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The family of an Aberdeen man, killed when a train derailed near Stonehaven last summer, say their grief is still 'very raw' - as they speak publicly about their loss for the first time.
(Permalink) Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Chris Stuchbury Derailment Landslide Stonehaven derailment |
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Three people died when a ScotRail train hit stones washed onto the track in Aberdeenshire on August 12 last year.
(Permalink) Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Landslide Stonehaven derailment |
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Contractors at the scene of the Stonehaven rail disaster ran after hearing a 'loud rumbling noise,' a new report has said.
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The ScotRail train which derailed near Stonehaven leaving three people dead and six other injured came off the tracks after striking stones and debris, an official report has ruled.
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A relative of one of the Stonehaven derailment victims has commissioned her own report into the tragedy.
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A report following the Stonehaven train crash recommends greater use of aerial safety checks.
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ScotRail services are set to be extended to West Kilbride from Monday, February 22, as engineers make progress on clearing the landslip damaged Largs line.
(Permalink) Landslide West Kilbride  Fairlie: An aerial view of the Fairlie landslip seen on the 17th of February 2021. |
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ScotRail services are set to be extended to West Kilbride from Monday, February 22, as engineers make progress on clearing the landslip damaged line.
(Permalink) Landslide West Kilbride Fairlie: An aerial view of the Fairlie landslip seen on the 17th of February 2021. |
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An interim report into the Stonehaven rail crash has been received by the procurator fiscal, six months on from the tragedy.
(Permalink) Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Landslide Stonehaven derailment Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: The huge Ainscough crane being used at the Carmont crash site to lift the rear power car out on 10th September 2020.
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ScotRail trains are expected to remain halted for another three days after thousands of tonnes of debris engulfed tracks in two 'significant landslips' on a North Ayrshire line.
(Permalink) Fairlie Landslide Largs Branch |
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This aerial view of the landslide at Southannan in Fairlie today shows the extent of the problem.
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ScotRail trains have been halted after thousands of tonnes of debris engulfed tracks in two 'significant landslips' on a North Ayrshire line.
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An investigation has been launched into trains speeding through the site of the Stonehaven rail crash despite emergency restrictions being in place over landslip fears.
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It is understood survivors of the accident near Stonehaven in which three people died are involved in legal action.
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In the aftermath of the Stonehaven crash, our readers asked exactly what happened, how it happened, and why. We spoke to a panel of some of the UK's leading rail experts, and leaders of rail unions, to find out more about the derailment.
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It has been a challenging year for Network Rail.
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A fund for the families of three men killed in the Stonehaven train derailment raises more than £142,000.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Dundee Landslide Stonehaven derailment |
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The line between Aberdeen and Dundee closed after the crash in August which left three people dead.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Dundee Landslide Stonehaven derailment |
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The line between Aberdeen and Dundee will reopen on Tuesday, November 3, after the completion of work to repair the railway following Augusts tragic derailment.
(Permalink) Carmont Derailment Landslide Stonehaven derailment Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: The huge Ainscough crane being used at the Carmont crash site to lift the rear power car out on 10th September 2020.
 Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: Repairs to the embankment, railway and viaduct at West Carmont. Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: The site of the derailment has been restored with new track,and drainage and repairs to the bridge. |
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ScotRail is to restart through trains between Aberdeen and Dundee after the completion of major track repairs following a fatal derailment in August.
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The latest stage in extensive recovery and reinstatement works has begun following the Stonehaven derailment on August 12.
(Permalink) Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Landslide Stonehaven derailment Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: Repairs to the embankment, railway and viaduct at West Carmont.  Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: Repairs to the railway and improvements to the water course at West Carmont. |
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The work of rescuers at last month's fatal north-east train crash has been praised as police handed control of the site back to Network Rail.
(Permalink) Carmont Derailment Landslide Stonehaven derailment  Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: Track and bridge repairs seen at the derailment site near West Carmont. The heavy lift crane and quite a few of the portacabins are now off site. |
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps makes the comparison about the Stonehaven crash in the House of Commons.
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The Old Military Road in Argyll has reopened this morning following a safety inspection. Train services between Fort William and Bridge of Orchy have been reinstated following a safety inspection.
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Passengers will again be able to travel on a section of the Heart of Wales line, which runs from Shrewsbury to Swansea, from November as Network Rail has set out the timescales for repairs to the line after two major incidents within a month.
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A landslide has shut part of a world-renowned Scottish rail line - a day after another slip has lead to the closure of an iconic Highlands road.
(Permalink) Bridge of Orchy Caledonian Sleeper Landslide ScotRail Weather West Highland Railway cancellations |
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ScotRail, Caledonian Sleeper and freight services on the West Highland Line have been affected.
(Permalink) Bridge of Orchy Caledonian Sleeper Landslide ScotRail Weather West Highland Railway cancellations |
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Two Highlands railway lines remain shut today due to severe weather yesterday and overnight.
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The first carriage to be removed from the site of the fatal derailment near Stonehaven has been mounted to the back of a lorry and transported south.
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The operation to remove all four of the carriages and two power cars is expected to take several days, depending on weather conditions.
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Last months flooding is still causing headaches for rail passengers as services to Edinburgh continue to be disrupted.
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Government publishes Network Rails interim report on 12 Augusts tragic derailment of a passenger train at Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire.
(Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Landslide Stonehaven derailment |
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Inverclyde residents raised fears over a landslide near a local railway line. The slip happened on the hillside at Spango Valley, sending earth and mud down in the direction of the Wemyss bay to Glasgow line at IBM. A Network Rail spokesperson said: 'Our engineers have inspected the site. It is a significant distance from the railway and does not pose a risk to train services.'
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Scotrail are currently operating an emergency timetable between the two cities following extreme rain and flooding.
(Permalink) Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Flood Landslide Polmont  Polmont: The extent of the flood damage to the Edinburgh and Glasgow main line near Polmont. |
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More than £80,000 of a £100,000 target has been raised for Boness and Kinneil Railway within a week.
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The RAIB is investigating a fatal accident that occurred near Carmont on the national rail network in Scotland.
At around 09:40 hrs on Wednesday 12 August 2020, all six vehicles of a passenger train derailed after striking a landslip around 1.4 miles (2.25 km) north-east of Carmont, Aberdeenshire. There were nine people on the train at the time of the accident; three train crew (the driver, conductor and a second conductor travelling as a passenger on this train) and six passengers. Tragically, the driver of the train, the trains conductor and one passenger suffered fatal injuries in the accident. The remaining passengers and member of train crew were taken to hospital. (Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Landslide RAIB Stonehaven derailment |
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Three people died and six were injured after the ScotRail train derailed and burst into flames following a night of torrential rain on Wednesday.
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The stretch of railway line where the derailment occurred has had problems with mudslides in the past.
(Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Landslide Mudslide Stonehaven derailment |
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On the evening of Tuesday 11th and in the early hours of Wednesday 12th August, much of Scotland was battered by severe thunderstorms. During a subsequent inspection of the Boness Kinneil Railway, the Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS) Civil Engineer identified multiple landslips along approximately a mile-long stretch of the railway. The line was declared unfit for traffic and the railway closed to passenger trains. Please note that engineering trains will still operate to facilitate repairs: do not trespass on the railway.
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It comes a day after a train derailed in Aberdeenshire killing three people. Passengers have been evacuated from a train after it got stuck in flooding following a landslide in Kent. A total of 19 passengers were taken off the service, after the train came to a halt between West Malling and Borough Green on Thursday.
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Three people, including the driver, have died after a passenger train derailed in Aberdeenshire.
A major incident was declared and about 30 emergency service vehicles were called to the scene near Stonehaven. It is thought the train hit a landslide after heavy rain and thunderstorms which caused flooding and travel disruption across Scotland. (Permalink) Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Flood Landslide Stonehaven derailment |
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More needs to be done to tackle the impacts of climate change on the railway, which has seen risks increase over the last year, according to a new report published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) today (14 July).
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The West Highland line will fully re-open for passengers tomorrow (Monday, July 13) following the successful completion of repair works between Fort William and Mallaig.
(Permalink) Flood Landslide Lochailort  Lochailort: The West Highland line will fully re-open for passengers tomorrow (Monday, July 13) following the successful completion of repair works between Fort William and Mallaig.
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Rail passengers are experiencing disruption following a landslip on the West Highland Line. A Network Rail spokesperson said: 'The line between Fort William and Mallaig is currently closed due to a landslip beneath the track near Lochailort.'
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A £3.5m investment is taking place to protect the railway in Cumbria from landslips and provide more reliable journeys for passengers.
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Lochaber motorists are being warned to expect seven weeks of delays as works to stabilise a crumbling embankment on the West Highland railway line begin this week. Essential repairs will begin on Tuesday to stabilise the embankment on the A86 at Glenspean, to ensure the road remains safe for motorists. The area located above the West Highland Line has deteriorated substantially over time, leading to the undermine and exposure of the safety barrier foundations along the carriageway.
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A team of rail workers delivering landslip repair works near Guildford have uncovered a small cave believed to be from the 14th century.
The sandstone cave is made up of several sections ranging from 0.3 metres to about 0.7 metres high and was discovered during work to stabilise and protect the railway embankment. The cave may once have been much larger, but only this small piece survived the digging of the railway cutting through the hill in the early 1840s. (Permalink) Guildford Landslide |
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Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity visited the site of the landslip beneath the railway between Kilmarnock and Dumfries to review progress and thank the teams for their efforts to get the line open again.
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Emergency work to secure a landslip hit section of the West Coast main line near Warrington has successfully reopened the railway for passengers a day ahead of schedule.
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Rail passengers are being warned of major disruption after Storm Jorge caused a landslip on the West Coast main line near Warrington.
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Work to repair the landslip beneath the railway between Kilmarnock and Dumfries is now getting underway following damage sustained during Storm Ciara.
(Permalink) Holywood Landslide River Nith Thornhill  Holywood [1st]: The section of line near Holywood in Dumfries & Galloway has been shut since Monday (February 10) after Storm Ciara’s 90mph winds and extreme rainfall caused the nearby River Nith to erode an e ... |
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It has been an ongoing problem since the important road to Kyle of Lochalsh, Skye and the outer isles opened back in 1970.
(Permalink) Dingwall and Skye Railway Rockfall Stromeferry landslide  Avalanche Shelter: A new meaning for 'taking to the tracks' near the avalanche shelter on the Kyle line. The view looks east to the diversion of the Stromeferry Bypass onto the railway. See image [[65935 for details]].  Avalanche Shelter: For a short length the Stromeferry Bypass has been diverted onto the Kyle line fitted with a surface to allow road vehicles to drive on the line, effectively a tramway for this portion. The cliff face ... |
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Emergency work to repair a landslip beneath the railway between Kilmarnock and Dumfries will take a further four weeks.
The line has been shut near Holywood in Dumfries and Galloway since Monday in the wake of Storm Ciara. Heavy rainfall has caused the nearby River Nith to erode an embankment beneath the railway. Following detailed examination Network Rail said the line would need to stay shut until 16 March. Engineers are currently working to repair the 1,700-tonne landslip beneath the 50m (160ft) stretch of track. (Permalink) Holywood Landslide River Nith Thornhill |
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Disruption is expected to last until the end of the day, ScotRail has confirmed.
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Work is underway to protect the railway from potential landslips and rock-falls from the hillsides and embankments around the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct, which stars in the Harry Potter film series.
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Roads are closed near Loch Katrine, while part of the railway track has been washed away near Crianlarich [between Crianlarich and Tyndrum Lower].
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The West Highland Line has been closed after a landslip has removed part of the earthworks underneath the iconic railway. [Cancelled and returned to Arrochar and Tarbet. Southbound smelter empties cancelled at Tulloch.] Engineers are currently on site at Crianlarich and Tyndrum to assess the damage by rainfall yesterday, and to establish what work needs to be done, and when the line can be re-opened.
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Passengers rescued from a flood-hit train became stuck near the scene on a second train that came to rescue them.
The 14:34 London to Nottingham service on Thursday was stopped due to a landslip near Corby, Northamptonshire. About 500 passengers spent up to eight hours stuck on the trains before they were finally rescued. (Permalink) Corby Flood Landslide |
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A £4 million project is underway to move thousands of tonnes of soil to protect the railway in West Cumbria from landslips for the next 120 years.
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Network Rail engineers have made innovative changes to signalling systems at Stromeferry which will allow road users increased access over the railway.
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Scotrail are currently considering a proposal to terminate rail journeys at Strathcarron to allow road traffic to flow more freely through the diversion on the Stromeferry bypass.
At a meeting in Lochcarron last week, Colin Howell (pictured), Highland Councils head of infrastructure, said that the road to rail diversion on the bypass, where important stabilisation work to the rockface is being carried out, could stay open to traffic for an extra 80 minutes each day if Scotrail would agree to do this. It would involved taking passengers by bus from Strathcarron to stations along the line to Kyle of Lochalsh. (Permalink) Dingwall and Skye Railway Rockfall Stromeferry landslide  Avalanche Shelter: Driving along a railway on a Sunday afternoon, as you do. A van and trailer return to the roadway at the west end of the diversion of the Stromeferry Bypass. See image [[65935 for more details.]] Note ... Avalanche Shelter: A new meaning for 'taking to the tracks' near the avalanche shelter on the Kyle line. The view looks east to the diversion of the Stromeferry Bypass onto the railway. See image [[65935 for details]]. Avalanche Shelter: For a short length the Stromeferry Bypass has been diverted onto the Kyle line fitted with a surface to allow road vehicles to drive on the line, effectively a tramway for this portion. The cliff face ... |
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Essential works are set to take place to the rock face to the west of the avalanche shelter on the A890 Stromeferry Bypass from 3 September 2018 and the Council is reminding the public that road closures and traffic management will be in place for up to 12 weeks.
Cards showing details of the timetable that will be operating for the road to rail diversion through the works have been distributed in the surrounding communities and a copy is also available to download from The Highland Council website by searching for Stromeferry Bypass. [Railscot note: Vehicles will be diverted onto the specially protected railway trackbed at the avalanche shelter.] (Permalink) Dingwall and Skye Railway Rockfall Stromeferry landslide |
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A passenger train was derailed after heavy rain and a rapid thaw of snow caused a massive 1,000-tonne landslip, investigators have found. [Alongside Loch Eilt.]
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Twenty-four people have been killed after a train derailed in north-western Turkey, Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag says.
The train was en route to Istanbul from the town of Kapikule on the Bulgarian border, according to reports. Six of the carriages derailed, with about 360 passengers on board, state-run TRT Haber TV channel said. The exact cause of the crash is unclear but authorities have blamed bad weather and a landslide for the accident. CNN Turk, though, reported that a collapsed bridge was the cause of the accident. (Permalink) Landslide Turkey |
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People using the Stromeferry Bypass in the Highlands will face overnight closures of the route and a long detour for three months later this year.
Highland Council said it was working with Network Rail to design a bypass which would allow cars and light vehicles to use the route between scheduled timetabled trains. (Permalink) Dingwall and Skye Railway Rockfall Stromeferry landslide |
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The Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway has been closed due to a landslip of earth and rock debris onto the tracks of the railway.
The railway was not operating at the time and no one was hurt. The train has not been damaged either. It's thought to have been a result of combined heavy rain and freezing easterly wind conditions which have created an unstable section of banking near the middle bridge section of the track. (Permalink) Landslide Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway  Lynton: The upper station on the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway on 31 August 2014.  Lynton: It's a long way down. Looking over the 45-degree inclined track from the upper town to the lower at Lynton, with two cars crossing.  Lynmouth: Descending car on the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway as seen from the Lynmouth station. This water powered system, rising 500 feet at 1:1.75, can only be described as a breathtaking piece of Victor ... |
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Rail travellers face a second day of disruption as the main line between Glasgow and Edinburgh remains closed because of landslip.
ScotRail said it would only re-open the section between Linlithgow and Edinburgh 'when it is safe to do so'. Mud and rocks fell onto the line at Winchburgh at midday on Wednesday as heavy rain and winds battered Scotland. Replacement buses will run between Linlithgow and Edinburgh Park until the line reopens. Trains travelling to Edinburgh from Dunblane have also been cancelled and have been replaced by buses. (Permalink) Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Landslide Winchburgh |
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A landslip is causing major railway delays after blocking the main line between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
The problem was reported near Winchburgh in West Lothian at about 12:00. Services between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh are stopping at Linlithgow, with replacement buses between Linlithgow and Edinburgh. (Permalink) Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Landslide Winchburgh |
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A train has been derailed after a landslip on the West Highland Line in the Highlands.
Five passengers were on board when the train came off the track early on Monday. No one was injured. The line is blocked between Arisaig and Glenfinnan and the ScotRail Alliance said tonnes of material had been washed down onto the line. It said services between Fort William and Mallaig would not run for the rest of the day. NetworkRail Scotland its engineers would have the line reopened 'as soon as possible'. (Permalink) Derailment Landslide Loch Eilt |
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The train line between Inverness and Dingwall has been closed following a landslip in the area. The incident happened on Tuesday evening, affecting Inverness to Wick and Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh services. ScotRail expect the line to be closed on Wednesday with a full inspection to be carried out in daylight with the track team assembling kit and materials required to start repairs. Meanwhile, ScotRails integrated control team are working on a temporary timetable for Dingwall to Wick/Kyle of Lochalsh.
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ScotRail is warning that a landslip in Glasgow will lead to week-long disruption on some rail services.
It follows the partial collapse of a railway embankment between Ashfield and Gilshochill. The rail operator said tonnes of mud and stone had washed onto the track at Lambhill, weakening a footbridge over the track. Services from Glasgow Queen Street to Anniesland and Crianlarich have been cancelled for seven days as a result. (Permalink) Ashfield Gilshochill Lambhill Tunnels Landslide |
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Flying Scotsman has marked the reopening of the landslip-hit Settle-to-Carlisle rail line.
The stretch at Eden Brows, between Carlisle and Armathwaite, had to be shut in February last year after 500,000 tones of earth moved. Network Rail underpinned the line by driving hundreds of concrete-filled steel piles into the bedrock. Paul Barnfield, regional director for train operator Northern, said the £23m project had been a 'mammoth task'. (Permalink) Eden Brows Landslide Network Rail  Eden Brows: A Class 142 (number 142066) on an Appleby to Carlisle ecs move (suspected to be for route refreshing) passes the site of the landslip at Eden Brows on 25 March 2017. This is the second day that these ...  Rise Hill Tunnel: Flying Scotsman northbound near Rise Hill Tunnel on the Settle & Carlisle line on 30 September 1978 with The Lord Bishop. The special was bound for Appleby, where a memorial service was ...  Eden Brows: The Settle and Carlisle Railway was closed in early 2016 due to a landslip at Eden Brows between Armathwaite and Cumwhinton. Network Rail and their contractor Story have constructing an enormous concr ... |
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