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Inquiry Into Fatal Stonehaven Train Derailment: What Have We Heard so Far?
The inquiry revealed Network Rail's light-touch oversight allowed contractor Carillion to self-assure faulty drainage work, contributing to the 2020 derailment that killed three.
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‘Too much reliance’ placed on firm behind faulty drain, derailment inquiry told
Three people died when the train detailed near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, during torrential rain in August 2020. Network Rail placed “too much reliance” on the contractor that built a faulty drainage system that led a train to derail in 2020, an inquiry has heard. The train derailed at Carmont near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, on August 12 after it hit debris washed from the drain and on to the track by heavy rain. Of the nine people who were aboa…
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