Derailment at Dalston on the Cumbrian Coast

[175001]

Buses replace trains between Carlisle and Workington until the end of service
Last updated 01/06/2009 15:28
Route Affected

Carlisle, Dalston, Maryport, Workington, Whitehaven, St Bees, Sellafield, Ravenglass for Eskdale and Barrow-in-Furness

TOC Affected Northern Rail
Description

Because of a derailed train near to Dalston, buses are replacing trains between Carlisle and Workington.

Evening, any news on the unit or loco?

 

[GB]

It would appear that 2C31 1305 Whithaven - Carlisle service derailed following a line examination.

Unit involved - 153378

 

[175001]

Thanks for that

 

[andylloyd]

It would appear that 2C31 1305 Whithaven - Carlisle service derailed following a line examination.

Unit involved - 153378

Saw that unit depart Carlisle earlier in the day
When the last service made it upto Carlisle the guard reported that the back end went all over the place.....
Driver called the signalman etc etc and then everything was up the swanny at CAR for an hour

 

[Metroland]

Soaring temperatures may have buckled a section of rail track in Cumbria, causing a passenger train to derail, officials have said.

None of the 15 passengers and two crew were hurt when the Northern Rail Whitehaven to Carlisle service came off the tracks at Low Mill on Monday.

Temperatures in the area reached 27.5C (78.2F) at the time of the accident.

But Network Rail said the temperature of the track itself could be 20 degrees hotter than the surrounding air.

The company said investigators would be looking into whether track buckled in the heat.

Officials from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) have also been informed.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/8078721.stm

 

[37372]

If the rail temperature goes above 38°C, the expansion gaps (gaps between each rail) which are normally around 10mm when the rails are 10°C are reduced to 0mm, meaning the expanding rail has nowhere to go except outwards, causing a buckled rail.