Good point. I was going to donate but will await some sort of verification before I do so. There's always a chance that some scrotes will try to exploit a tragedy like this, sadly.
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I have seen nothing here that belittles the incident. I have been on a railway accident investigation myself and can assure you that the conclusion will not be influenced by any speculation either here or in the media.
I read an account from a nearby farmer who saw the smoke. Maybe he was the first to raise the alarm.
I was surprised to learn there was a signalbox in this almost featureless section. Looking for it, I see what must be it, but I would have assumed it was out of use, because I thought such boxes usually had a name on them. It is easy to say from my keyboard, but I think would have walked/ran northwards along the line to stop any southbound train, as the signalman might be unaware at first that the southbound track was obstructed. I qualified as a driver, and think that protecting the train is an ingrained instinctive priority, at least in operating and engineering staff.
Excuse my ignorance but would this be in case of any potential criminal negligence?
I know ASLEF are collecting donation internally, which is how I will contribute.
It's standard procedure for the police to investigate any incident that involves fatalities. The RAIB's role is to establish the cause of the accident and what can be learnt from it. They have no jurisdiction in terms of any prosecution that may arise from their findings of the cause.
No. A fatal accident enquiry will be held and that will involve the Police automatically.
Did anyone really expect anything more from that particular rag? I can say without any fear of contradiction that if the S** disappeared from news stands tomorrow morning, this country would be a better place.
I've had boiled potatoes with more taste than that. Despicable rag.
Also surprised by the lack of a SB name board. Is that common in Scotland? That particular box has survived in an AB area no doubt partly because of the presence of the level crossing, the road of which, although 'only' serving a series of farms, is still a public highway. It would have been impossible to convert to AHBC here because of the adjacent T-junction arrangement. Remote control and CCTV supervision from Stonehaven could have been an option but workload issues there might be problematic, and if the protecting signals were still required to be block signals for traffic purposes then continuous train detection would be required throughout which can be expensive with multisection track circuits although is easier today for long sections using axle counters.
And it isn't the first time that this particular newspaper has reported on a fatal distaster with an insensitive and entirely misleading headlines. Absolutely disgusting.
yes and will be until the coaches are removed and line is fixed
