Warning about tree was not passed on to train driver before 84mph crash – report

Damage to the driver’s cab of a ScotRail train in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, after it hit a tree on December 27 last year (RAIB/PA) - (PA Media)

A warning about a fallen tree on a railway line made 12 minutes before it was hit by a train at 84mph was not passed on to the driver, an investigation has found.

The driver’s cab of the ScotRail train was severely damaged by the crash in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, at 1.09pm on December 27 last year.