STONEHAVEN TRAIN CRASH: How it happened and who is to blame

Failings by Network Rail and collapsed outsourcing giant Carillion caused the Stonehaven rail crash, an investigation has found.
Errors in the construction of a drainage system by the construction firm meant it was unable to cope with heavy rain which fell in Aberdeenshire on the morning of the crash on 12 August 2020, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said.
Three people were killed when a ScotRail train derailed at 9.37am after hitting gravel and other stony material washed out from the drain.
They were the driver, Brett McCullough, 45; the conductor, Donald Dinnie, 58; and a passenger, Christopher Stuchbury, 62.
The other six people onboard were injured.
RAIB deputy chief inspector, Andrew Hall: “The sad irony of the accident is that a fairly modern drain that was put there to reduce the risk of a landslip on a cutting slope was in fact the thing that brought the risk to the railway.”
The most significant difference between the design of the drainage system and its construction was the addition of a bund - a structure to protect against leaks - which significantly altered the flow of water.
On the day of the crash, this caused a large amount of water to be diverted into the drain at one location, increasing the likelihood of gravel being washed out.
The RAIB concluded that if the system had been built in accordance with designs, it was “highly likely to have safely accommodated the flow of surface water”.
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[@Krystl_YT]

Its a miracle this happened during pandemic I could imagine more families crying if the train was full.

[@EM-yk1dw]

And still 18 of the 20 recommendations from the RAIB report are still open, absolutely appalling, 3 years today since the accident.

[@liam3229]

I find it funny how the sun just whack their logo on it and call it there's.

[@TraineePilotJess]

ScotRail/Network Rail still haven't reviewed the track and they say the track is "safe to run" but once another derailment in that area happens they won't be able to come out without blood on their hands.

[@EM-yk1dw]

18 of the 20 recommendations from the RAIB report are still open, absolutely appalling, it is 3 years today since the accident.

[@KeiranCounsellKC1994]

scotrail and network rail are 100% to blame for this. network rail should have put things in place, including checks to ensure safety on that stretch of track and scotrail should never have allowed that train to proceed at normal operation speed. had the train been going at 30mph caution, knowing full well there were problems occurring in that area then its likely there would have been no deaths. its complete incompetence and 2 industries trying to avoid both blame and fines, maybe even save some money at the same time

[@jasongoulden2938]

I said something similar but got slated for it, its a real shame common sense never prevailed.

[@KeiranCounsellKC1994]

@@jasongoulden2938 yeah i have commented the train was not at fault and got slated for that. The train is the very last thing, the concerntration and blame should be at the prevention end of things rather than after its happened. I mean china and japan do it that way and they have one of the safest high speed rails

[@stephenB-yq9kw]

My friend Brittany investigated it

[@egriddark2274]

I'm thinking why this kind of thing happen

[@edwilko8819]

it not hard to work it out, mother nature is to blame for causing a land slide

[@KeiranCounsellKC1994]

the train was travelling back along the track after the line ahead had a similar problem, the driver was at normal operation speed and not cautionary speed. they are trying to dodge the fact that as an industry they have blood on their hands for not putting practices in place to prevent such a scenario from happening and deaths occurring. thats ofcourse why they were so keen to mention not being protocall about speed in weather conditions. network rail should have ensured the sound structure of the preventions that were put in place and even a back up measure done and scotrail should have told that driver to proceed at caution given what was going on along that track (the stuff they did know about). blaming the train itself is just clutching at straws

[@EM-yk1dw]

It happened because the drain had not been built to the correct specifications in the design. Had it been constructed properly then the drain would have safely carried the rainwater that morning.

[@eggcat3183]

I when in a train before but it didn't have a crash

[@LordAsney]

Sturgeon's Scotland no more to say.