Trains
are
running
again


on
the
Cumbrian
Coast
Line
between
Lancaster
and
Barrow-in
Furness,
after
a
derailment
at
Grange-over-Sands
blocked
the
track
last
month.
No-one
was
hurt,
but
a
six
coach
Northern
train
had
to
be
removed
by
crane.

A
void
in
the
ground
was
found
after
the
derailment
on
22
March,
and
Network
Rail
is
continuing
to
work
with
the
Rail
Accident
Investigation
Branch
to
discover
its
cause.

Engineers
removed
400
tonnes
of
spoil
from
the
embankment
and
needed
almost
84
tonnes
of
new
materials
to
repair
the
damage.

Network
Rail’s
North
West
route
director
Phil
James
said:
‘This
has
been
a
very
complex
recovery
and
repair
job.
We’re
continuing
to
work
with
the
Rail
Accident
Investigation
Branch
on
the
investigation
into
what
caused
the
derailment,
but
we’re
really
glad
we’ve
been
able
to
work
quickly
to
get
the
railway
fixed.’

Meanwhile,
a
sinkhole
found
two
days
ago
on
the
Airdrie-Bathgate
line
at
Caldercruix
is
expected
to
block
the
railway
until
29
April.
Network
Rail
said
the
repairs
are
‘potentially
complex’.

ScotRail
services
between
Helensburgh
Central
and
Edinburgh
are
terminating
at
Airdrie.
Replacement
buses
are
connecting
Airdrie
and
Bathgate,
calling
at
all
intermediate
stations,
while
a
train
shuttle
is
running
between
Bathgate
and
Edinburgh.