Build Scotland – England railway for freight and passengers says politician
In the UK, there is growing speculation that the Borders Railway, which currently runs from Edinburgh to Tweedbank in Scotland, may be extended by sixty-six miles (105km), all the way to Carlisle, across the border...Read more
English railway line set to reopen after Carlisle freight train derailment
Direct lines are set to reopen between Carlisle and Newcastle and Carlisle and Skipton later this week after. The routes were closed by a major freight derailment in mid October. Engineers from the UK infrastructure...Read more
Carlisle progress but complications put UK reopening back by weeks
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...Read more
Complications delay Carlisle freight derailment recovery
Hopes that the lines to the south east of Carlisle would be reinstated within one week have been dashed. Last week’s derailment of a fully laden cement train, at a critical junction, is proving more...Read more
Carlisle derailment: investigators waste no time
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...Read more
Cement train derails near Carlisle: lines blocked for days
A significant derailment involving a bulk cement train has blocked lines south and east of Carlisle, bringing significant disruption to all traffic between that northwest junction town and destinations east to Newcastle and south to...Read more