kumnio Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Looks pretty serious, hopefully it isnt too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrie21 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 I work in the rail industry and this looks like it is very serious indeed. Off work today so following the story on the BBC News channel. Latest info they provided is that NHS Grampian have gone into major incident protocol at the nearest hospital and Nicola Sturgeon has called it a major incident with serious injuries. Hopefully the news doesn't get worse but it looks grim. Suspected landslip derailed the train. My thoughts with colleagues involved and everyone else at that scene today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Local reports suggest emergency services are struggling to reach the location due to a bridge that has collapsed. 1 death and numerous injuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prideothenorth Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Just watching it on the news, reports of injuries so far so let's hope it does not get any worse. Scot rail normally have around four carriages which serve Aberdeen to Glasgow or Edinburgh or vice versa. A landslide has been mentioned as a possible cause so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Not sure if it can be looked on as good or not, but the rail line runs past my back garden and we’ve been commenting for months about how they’re still constantly in use, but there’s hardly anyone in them, both north & south. Hopefully this is still the case today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prideothenorth Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Plus reports of it being something like the 6.40am train heading to Glasgow, which would mean passengers from Aberdeen and Stonehaven being on at the time, so hopefully a quiet time for travellers. Already read a few different versions or theories though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Beem Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Seeing a few images of the train on fire/derailed and if they are legit, it looks fucking brutal ☹️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 (edited) Scrap that, just seen other photos where it is Scotrail trains. Edited August 12, 2020 by kumnio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 30 minutes ago, Jim Beem said: Seeing a few images of the train on fire/derailed and if they are legit, it looks fucking brutal ☹️ Photos I've seen the Aberdeen Guardian posted on fb, if they are legit looks pretty bad. Watched a bit on the news and they were slowly reversing a fire engine down a track, this was about 2.5 hours after the crash so if it's been burning all that time it doesn't look too clever. I take it there is no access where they could have drove along the track somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 News reporting the driver has sadly died. Scary stuff. One saving grace is that there were only 6 staff and 6 passengers on board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, Squirrelhumper said: News reporting the driver has sadly died. Scary stuff. One saving grace is that there were only 6 staff and 6 passengers on board. Is that correct for the numbers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Rail expert says 9 people on board train Richard Clinnick, the head of news at RAIL magazine, has said that 3 crew members and 9 passengers were on board the train that derailed earlier on Wednesday. In a tweet, Mr Clinnick added that at least one passenger carriage was on fire following the incident. The train that derailed was the 6.38am departure from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street, according to an internet forum called RailUK Forums. Incident log suggests 3 crew members and 6 passengers on board. At least one Mk 3 was on fire. — Richard Clinnick (@Richard_rail) August 12, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Thats got to be a good thing then, with any luck nobody or as little as possible were in the one that was on fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ramy 1314 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Terrible. Thoughts are with everyone affected.. 🙏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prideothenorth Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Latest report says 3 dead and one person missing.☹️. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 One missing probably on the scorched train? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Very sad news. I worked with the conductor who was aboard many many times who I have been told is believed to have been one of the fatalities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Kirk said: One missing probably on the scorched train? Everyone now accounted for. 2 minutes ago, Caledonian Craig said: Very sad news. I worked with the conductor who was aboard many many times who I have been told is believed to have been one of the fatalities. My cousins uncle was believed to be on board working, haven’t had any confirmation yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 Quite amazing that only 3 people have died, and 6 are injured, could have been far worse at a different time. Horrible time for everyone involved, directly and indirectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 hour ago, dandydunn said: Everyone now accounted for. My cousins uncle was believed to be on board working, haven’t had any confirmation yet. Yeah think they were counting an extra person that wasnt there by the looks of it. Aww sorry to hear that man 3 minutes ago, kumnio said: Quite amazing that only 3 people have died, and 6 are injured, could have been far worse at a different time. Horrible time for everyone involved, directly and indirectly. Yeah under normal circumstances it could have been so much worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Caledonian Craig said: Very sad news. I worked with the conductor who was aboard many many times who I have been told is believed to have been one of the fatalities. Very sorry to hear that CC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Just now, Grim Jim said: Very sorry to hear that CC. Cheers. He was a lovely bloke. Very popular in the bothies across the Scottish Rail Network and many, many years of experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of Paisley Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 2 hours ago, kumnio said: Quite amazing that only 3 people have died, and 6 are injured, could have been far worse at a different time. Horrible time for everyone involved, directly and indirectly. Agreed. I shudder to think if that was a 8am or 9am train headed for Glasgow or Edinburgh full of commuters we could have had a repeat of Paddington on our hands. Three fatalities though. Heart goes out to the individuals and families involved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 On 8/12/2020 at 10:30 PM, King Of Paisley said: Agreed. I shudder to think if that was a 8am or 9am train headed for Glasgow or Edinburgh full of commuters we could have had a repeat of Paddington on our hands. Three fatalities though. Heart goes out to the individuals and families involved Covid and the localised restrictions have almost certainly saved lives here by significantly reducing the numbers travelling on that train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, Cove_Sheep said: Covid and the localised restrictions have almost certainly saved lives here by significantly reducing the numbers travelling on that train. Without a shadow of a doubt. Quite easily there could have been between 100 and 200 aboard on that service outwith coronavirus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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