Carlisle progress but complications put UK reopening back by weeks

Crane assembly at Petteril Bridge Image Network Rail

Initial hopes that the derailment at Carlisle would be resolved in a matters of days have resolved into weeks. The cement train that came off the tracks in the south east of the English city remains a challenge for engineers. Now a huge crane has been brought on site to lift the stricken wagons away from the crash site.

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Author: Simon Walton

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Carlisle progress but complications put UK reopening back by weeks

Crane assembly at Petteril Bridge Image Network Rail

Initial hopes that the derailment at Carlisle would be resolved in a matters of days have resolved into weeks. The cement train that came off the tracks in the south east of the English city remains a challenge for engineers. Now a huge crane has been brought on site to lift the stricken wagons away from the crash site.

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