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Title: RAIB - Kemble January 2007 Derailment Caused By Wall Collapse Post by: Lee on March 27, 2008, 17:50:09 A report into a train derailment at Kemble on January 15 last year has found the accident was caused by debris left on the track after a wall collapsed (link below.)
http://thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=231771&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231754&home=yes&more_nodeId1=231776&contentPK=20254963 The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said heavy rainfall, poor drainage of the cutting slope and a reclassification of the cutting by Network Rail, which led to less frequent examinations, were all contributory factors to the accident. The RAIB has made two recommendations as a result of the derailment, both relating to the management of wall structures and their infrastructure. The inestigatory body will also hold a further investigation into the management of earthworks by Network Rail, specifically looking at the earthworks at Kemble. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |