Thursday 10 May 2012
UPDATE: FREIGHT WAGON DERAILMENT, ABERDEEN (CRAIGINCHES)
- Region & Route:
- Scotland’s Railway: Scotland
12.30pm Update, 10 May 2012
At approximately 16.50hrs last night (Wednesday 9th May) a Freightliner heavy haul train derailed approximately 2 miles south of Aberdeen while exiting Craiginches freight yard. Four carriages in total derailed with one toppling onto its side.
The line currently remains blocked for services between Aberdeen and the central belt operated by ScotRail and for services to Aberdeen and Inverness operated by East Coast.
Cranes will be on-site later today to re-rail/remove the de-railed wagons. Damage to the track will then be assessed and an appropriate plan put in place to repair damage with a view to restoring full service as early as possible. An estimate for restoration of services will be made once this assessment has been made.
The British Transport Police have investigated and found no suspicious circumstances.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) will not be investigating as the derailment occurred within the freight depot siding, not on Network Rail infrastructure.
Network Rail apologises for any inconvenience caused by this incident and will aim to have services restored as quickly as possible.
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