Stonehaven derailment

The crash site the day after the accident

The Stonehaven derailment was a railway accident. It happened at around 09:40 BST on 12 August 2020. It happened near Carmont. Carmont is west of Stonehaven. They are in Aberdeenshire, in Scotland.

At least three people died. Six others were injured. It was the first train derailment in the United Kingdom to kill people since the Grayrigg derailment in February 2007.

It was the worst crash involving an InterCity 125 train since the Ufton Nervet collision. That was in 2004.^[1]

The accident was caused by a landslide.^[2] Mud slid onto the tracks.

Stonehaven Derailment Media

An Abellio ScotRail Inter7City set, similar to the train involved
A schematic diagram of the Stonehaven derailment showing where the individual vehicles came to rest in the accident
Carmont Signal Box, seen in 2006

References

↑ "Three people have sadly died following train derailment - Scotland". British Transport Police. Retrieved 12 August 2020.^{[dead link]}
↑ Marlborough, Conor. "Scottish train delays: ScotRail cancels nearly 200 services amid flooding after thunderstorms". The Scotsman (JPI Media). https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/scottish-train-delays-scotrail-cancels-nearly-200-services-amid-flooding-after-thunderstorms-2939671. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

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[BTP-1] "Three people have sadly died following train derailment - Scotland". British Transport Police. Retrieved 12 August 2020.^{[dead link]}

[Scotsman120820-2] Marlborough, Conor. "Scottish train delays: ScotRail cancels nearly 200 services amid flooding after thunderstorms". The Scotsman (JPI Media). https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/scottish-train-delays-scotrail-cancels-nearly-200-services-amid-flooding-after-thunderstorms-2939671. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

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