Major update issued on damaged bridge following train derailment

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A major update has been issued on a bridge left damage following a train derailment in Audenshaw. The railway bridge, which was the scene of the freight train derailment in September last year will remain closed for a number of months.

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) are still carrying out an ongoing investigation into the incident after the freight train, travelling between Peak Forest and Salford, derailed as it passed over a bridge on Sidmouth Street.

The last update revealed that no injuries were caused in the incident, but that the derailment 'caused substantial damage to railway infrastructure and damaged some of the wagons involved.' A freight locomotive, made up of 24 wagons carrying aggregates, came off the tracks on the line between Denton and Ashton Moss on the morning of September 6.

The area, including the path beneath the bridge, has been blocked off ever since. An interim report by the RAIB said: "Our investigation will seek to identify the sequence of events that led to the accident.