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Balfour and Manson acquires Alastair Hart & Co in Aberdeen

Balfour and Manson has expanded its presence in the north-east by merging with Alastair Hart & Co, Solicitors & Estate Agents (AH&Co). AH&Co has been run by Alastair Hart since the mid-1990s. He will join the merged practice as a consultant for a short period with the merger being co

136-year-old Edinburgh law firm makes 'terrific addition' with Aberdeen merger

Law firm Balfour+Manson grows north-east footprint

Stonehaven train crash: Contractors 'ran' after hearing 'loud rumbling noise' as Stonehaven rail crash unfolded - new report

Updated: 19/04/2021, 2:37 pm © Supplied by Graphic made up from Contractors at the scene of the Stonehaven rail disaster ran after hearing a “loud rumbling noise”, a new report has said. After hearing the crash on a bridge above them, Network Rail workers who happened to be there for another purpose tended to injured passengers. They then used their machinery to put water on the flames coming from one of the carriages. They also create a makeshift bridge across the river to help with the emergency response. The details emerged in a report published by the UK Government’s Department for Transport (DfT).

Stonehaven train crash: Contractors ran after hearing 'loud rumbling noise' just before carriages derailed

Now the latest report, written by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), references a group of workers who were due to carry out a project to protect the food of the bridge from river water as part of a routine maintenance programme. The crash happened early on August 12 last year The project had not yet started – but several members of staff employed by Network Rail had been sent to the site at Carmont on the morning of the crash to monitor equipment. The report said: “The contractors working on the scour protection project at (the bridge) had a small team on site on August 12 to protect plant and equipment from rising water levels.