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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 Carmont near Stonehaven on ...

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 Stonehaven on August 12 2020 ...

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 Carmont near Stonehaven in ...

29 Jan 2026 at 15:58

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 hit ...

28 Jan 2026 at 17:55

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 13:55

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