Carlisle derailment: investigators waste no time

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Thursday night’s (20 October) freight derailment in Cumbria will have lasting effects on goods and passenger services south from the city of Carlisle for weeks to come. However, the inspectors on-site have only taken days to produce their interim report, pointing the finger of blame at a jammed wheelset, which brought a heavy cement train to grief at Petteril Bridge Junction in the southeast of Carlisle.

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Carlisle derailment: investigators waste no time

Carlisle damaged bridge at River Petteril Junction RAIB Image RAIB

Thursday night’s (20 October) freight derailment in Cumbria will have lasting effects on goods and passenger services south from the city of Carlisle for weeks to come. However, the inspectors on-site have only taken days to produce their interim report, pointing the finger of blame at a jammed wheelset, which brought a heavy cement train to grief at Petteril Bridge Junction in the southeast of Carlisle.

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Author: Simon Walton

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