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Dingwall derailment - 22nd January 2010


Folder: Daily life on the Kyle line
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On 22/1/2010, 158701 derailed on the approach to Dingwall while working 2H75, the 17:15
Inverness - Ardgay. There were no serious injuries and passengers and crew evacuated the train by ladder.
The RAIB have since publised THIS report, from which you can draw your own conclusions.

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23 Jan 2010 308
If you're going to derail a 158, you might as well put all the wheels in the ballast and do it at the throat of a junction station. Joking aside though, and the most important thing, there were no serious injuries.