The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) are to investigate an incident which occurred at Sileby Junction in Leicestershire.
On the 5th of May around 05:29 a maintenance train used to re-profile the rails was travelling on the down slow line near Sileby. It passed a red signal by about 350 metres.
Travelling in the other direction was a train of empty coaches and was crossing the down slow line to move from the up fast to the up slow line.
The train of empty coaches passed over the junction less than 10 seconds before the rail grinding train fouled the junction.
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2021/06...eid=aa4ee9b801