A
derailment


at
Grange-over-Sands
in
Cumbria
is
set
to
block
the
line
for
another
two
weeks,
Network
Rail
has
warned.

The
accident
happened
early
on
22
March.
No
one
was
hurt,
but
a
derailed
Northern
unit
has
damaged
the
track.

Engineers
have
been
investigating
conditions
at
the
scene,
because
a
void
in
the
ground
was
found
about
150m
from
the
derailment.

The
Rail
Accident
Investigation
Branch
has
also
been
gathering
evidence.

Work
to
clear
the
line
will
involve
using
a
crane
to
lift
the
train
and
then
repairing
the
ground
and
the
line.
Some
new
track
will
be
necessary.

Network
Rail’s
North
West
route
infrastructure
director
Chris
Pye
said:
‘On
the
rare
occasions
trains
leave
tracks
like
this
it
can
cause
extensive
damage
and
unfortunately
this
incident
is
no
exception.
The
additional
problem
with
the
ground
conditions
means
this
is
an
especially
complicated
recovery
process.’

Services
over
Easter
were
already
set
to
be
affected
by
other
engineering
work
which
was
not
connected
with
the
derailment.

Trains
are
running
from
today
between
Carlisle
and
Barrow-in-Furness,
while
buses
are
replacing
trains
between
Barrow
and
Lancaster.