Complications delay Carlisle freight derailment recovery.
Hopes that the lines to the south east of Carlisle would be reinstated within one week have been dashed. Last week’s derailment of a fully laden cement train, at a critical junction, is proving more difficult than hoped. Recovering the rolling stock, and assessing significant damage to infrastructure at Petteril Bridge Junction, is proving challenging for engineers.
Operations are continuing to recover several freight wagons which derailed a week ago on the outskirts of Carlisle. The accident has blocked lines to Newcastle on the east coast, and access to the Settle and Carlisle route. The latter provides vital freight capacity as an alternative to the heavily trafficked West Coast Main Line, Europe’s busiest mixed traffic route.
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