Network Rail warned about landslips four weeks before Stonehaven train tragedy
dailyrecord.co.ukStonehaven train tragedy.The rail firm were pressed on the resilience of the track network to severe weather a month before the Aberdeenshire derailment.This morning's tragedy saw three people lose their lives, including the train driver, while six others have been rushed to hospital.The train had been travelling from Aberdeen to Glasgow at around 9.45am when it derailed sparking a major emergency response.
The area had been hit with heavy rain and it is suspected a landslip or flooding damage could have caused the train to come off the tracks.Now it has been revealed that an annual health and safety report by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) recently noted a spike in landslips, demonstrating the "vulnerability" of the network.The findings.
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