Thursday 13 Aug 2015
CUMNOCK DERAILMENT: RECOVERY WORKS UPDATE
- Region & Route:
- Scotland’s Railway: Scotland
Works to remove the derailed freight wagons and locomotive from the incident site at Logan, near Cumnock, are progressing to schedule with six wagons craned off the line today.
Engineers will continue to work into tomorrow to remove the remaining 10 wagons and engine.
Extensive track renewal works will then be carried out over the weekend to repair and replace rails, sleepers and other infrastructure damaged in the incident, which occurred on Saturday August 1.
The recovery remains on course for completion on Sunday, August 16, with passenger services planned to resume on Monday, August 17.
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