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RMT calls for action on safety measures on anniversary of fatal derailment

A rail union is calling for safety recommendations made following a train derailment to be implemented in full. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) warned of an increasing risk of another tragedy on the eve of the third anniversary of the ...

11 Aug 2023 at 11:37

Fatal accident inquiry into Stonehaven derailment could start in January

An inquiry into a train derailment which claimed three lives could begin in January, a hearing has been told. The fatal accident inquiry into the derailment at Carmont near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, in August 2020 is now expected to last around ...

28 Aug 2025 at 12:12

Rail crash outcome ‘likely would have been improved with modern safety features’

An inquiry into the derailment of a train in Aberdeenshire has heard the outcome would “more likely than not” have been better if the train had been built to modern safety standards. The train crashed at Carmont near Stonehaven on August 12 ...

28 Jan 2026 at 13:43

Train driver told to go at normal speed just minutes before derailment – inquiry

The driver of a train that derailed after hitting a landslip was told it was “fine” to proceed at normal speed just minutes before the incident, an inquiry has heard. Train 1T08 crashed at Carmont near Stonehaven on August 12 2020 after it ...

28 Jan 2026 at 17:38

Stonehaven death toll ‘would have been higher’ had train been full – inquiry

The number of people who died in the derailment of a train in Aberdeenshire would have likely been “significantly higher” had the train been full, a fatal accident inquiry has been told. The 6.38am Aberdeen to Glasgow service derailed on ...

26 Jan 2026 at 16:45

Fatal accident inquiry into train crash which killed three due to begin

A fatal accident inquiry into a train derailment in Aberdeenshire which claimed three lives is due to begin on Monday. The FAI into the crash at Carmont near Stonehaven on August 12 2020 will get under way at Aberdeen Sheriff Court. ...

26 Jan 2026 at 02:45

Three killed in Stonehaven derailment suffered ‘unsurvivable injuries’ – inquiry

Three men killed in the derailment of a train in Aberdeenshire after it hit debris washed onto the track by heavy rainfall suffered unsurvivable injuries, a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) has been told. The crash at Carmont near ...

26 Jan 2026 at 13:08

Network Rail infrastructure management ‘ineffective’, derailment inquiry told

The transfer of safety-related information between Network Rail and its contractors was “ineffective” prior to the derailment of a train in Aberdeenshire, a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) has been told. The train crashed at ...

27 Jan 2026 at 12:58

Inquiry told of victims’ last moments in fatal Stonehaven train crash

An inquiry into the derailment of a train in Aberdeenshire has heard of the last moments of three people killed when the carriages scattered following impact with debris on the tracks. The train crashed at Carmont near ...

27 Jan 2026 at 17:44

Signaller ‘compliant’ with rules in instructions to train crash driver, FAI told

A signaller who instructed a train driver to go at normal speed just minutes before it crashed into a landslip was “entirely compliant” with the rules in place at the time, an inquiry has heard. Train 1T08 derailed at ...

29 Jan 2026 at 15:58

‘Too much reliance’ placed on firm behind faulty drain, derailment inquiry told

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 ...

30 Jan 2026 at 13:55

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