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Stonehaven rail crash: Rail authorities have gaps in preparing for severe weather - new report

Updated: 21/04/2021, 7:03 pm © PRESS AND JOURNAL There are gaps in how rail authorities prepare for severe weather, a new report following the Stonehaven rail crash has said. Train driver Brett McCullough, conductor Donald Dinnie and passenger Christopher Stuchbury died in the tragedy at Carmont last August. © Supplied by Graphic made up from Brett McCullough, Donald Dinnie and Christopher Stuchbury The tragedy happened on a morning of heavy rain, which washed materials from a lineside drain onto the track. A new report looking to improve the management of ‘weather-related events’ on the railway has been published by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB).

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).

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