Derailment of a Ballast Plough Brake Van at Carlisle
Report name:
060919_R172006_Carlisle
060919_R172006_Carlisle
Incident date:
06 February 2006
06 February 2006
Category:
Heavy Rail
Heavy Rail
Summary:
On Monday 06 February 2006 a vehicle in an engineering train became derailed on a set of points at the north end of Carlisle station. All the wheels of a plough brake van at the rear of the train derailed. Minor damage was caused to the vehicle and the track, there were no injuries. The RAIB has made six recommendations as a result of its investigation.
On Monday 06 February 2006 a vehicle in an engineering train became derailed on a set of points at the north end of Carlisle station. All the wheels of a plough brake van at the rear of the train derailed. Minor damage was caused to the vehicle and the track, there were no injuries. The RAIB has made six recommendations as a result of its investigation.
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