The train that crashed at Carmont was a ScotRail High Speed Train (HST) of four Mark 3 coaches with a class 43 power car at each end. These HSTs were originally introduced in 1976 and had a maximum speed of 125mph. Ninety-five HST sets were built, and the fleet has travelled more than 850 million ...
(Permalink) Carmont Class 43 Network Rail Resilience of rail infrastructure

In March last year, Network Rail published its Resilience of rail infrastructure report setting out the actions it was to take following the fatal derailment at Carmont on 12 August 2020. This was accompanied by reports from Lord Robert Mair and Dame Julia Slingo who were, respectively, leading the Earthworks Management and Weather Advisory task ...
(Permalink) Carmont Network Rail Resilience of rail infrastructure