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Stonehaven derailment

April 19, 2021 | Infrastructure

Drainage gravel washout identified as cause of fatal Carmont derailment

The cause was identified in the RAIB’s interim report.

March 27, 2021 | Infrastructure

Network Rail publishes extreme weather resilience reviews

The reports were commissioned following the Stonehaven derailment last summer.

November 2, 2020 | Main line

Scottish line to reopen following fatal crash

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has announced that the Aberdeen - Dundee main line will reopen on November 3 after repairs following a fatal accident on August 12.

September 10, 2020 | News

Network Rail seeks to improve earthwork management following Stonehaven derailment

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail’s (NR) interim report on last month’s fatal derailment at Stonehaven published on September 10 sets out immediate and long-term actions to improve the railway network’s resilience to extreme weather events.

September 8, 2020 | Europe

Network Rail begins work to remove derailed train in Scotland

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has begun work to reopen the railway near Stonehaven, Scotland, following a fatal derailment on August 12 which killed three people.

August 25, 2020 | Infrastructure

Network Rail launches task forces following Stonehaven derailment

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has launched two independent task forces to aid management of its portfolio of earthworks and responses to severe weather events, following the fatal derailment near Stonehaven in Scotland on August 12.

August 19, 2020 | Main line

Flooding closes Edinburgh - Glasgow main line

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has reported that a 300m section of track on the Glasgow - Edinburgh main line could take up to two months to fully reinstate following damage caused by severe weather.

August 17, 2020 | Europe

RAIB confirms landslip caused Stonehaven derailment

BRITAIN’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has confirmed that the 06.38 southbound service from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street, which derailed near Stonehaven on August 12, did so following a collision with a landslip.

August 13, 2020 | Infrastructure

Network Rail pledges immediate action following fatal Stonehaven derailment

DOZENS of sites across Britain with higher-risk trackside slopes are to be inspected following the fatal derailment of a ScotRail service near Stonehaven on August 12 in which three people died and six were injured.

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