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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nick Forbes

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

The driver of train 1T08 was told to proceed at normal speed just minutes before it derailed (Derek Ironside/Newsline Media/PA) - (PA Wire)

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 a pile of gravel washed onto the railway track by heavy rain before striking a bridge parapet.

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