Derailment results in line closure
Written by author on August 3, 2015
CLEAR up operation and investigation is going on into a train crash near Cumnock, north of the Dumfries and Galloway boundary.
Two trains which were carrying ballast were involved in a collision yesterday as engineering work was going on at a line near Cumnock, southAyrshire.
It is believed that a number of wagons were derailed with a number leaving the track and some ending up down an embankment.
The line between Dumfries and Kilmarnock had been closed for the weekend to allow major work to go ahead and it is now expected it will be closed a number of days.
Passenger services were due to start tomorrow but this will be delayed as work goes on to clear he line.
A spokesman Network Rail said: “At approximately 11:20am, in a Network Rail work site, two ballast carrying trains collided, resulting in the derailment of some wagons of each train.
“No-one was hurt in the incident but it has resulted in some track damage.
“Once the derailed wagons have been recovered the repair work will take approximately three days to complete.”
During the closure it is expected that passenger services will start and terminate at Dumfries and Kilmarnock, and freight traffic will be diverted via the west coast main line and Paisley.”
British Transport Police said their officers attended and discovered two engineering trains had collided.
“As a result of the collision a seven wagons and one engine derailed, with some travelling down onto the embankment.”
