Collision, Aviemore

[whole diary]

[Mark A]

Salutory that the camera person calmly stood and filmed that without so much as a flinch until they were knocked off their feet. Sort of passivated by watching it on screen as they filmed perhaps.

Mark

[grahame]

Accident report published. BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) Reports

Accident investigators have criticised a railway company over a collision in the Highlands involving the Flying Scotsman steam locomotive.

Two passengers were hurt when the locomotive reversed into its coaches at low speed, on the private Strathspey railway in Aviemore in September last year

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB^▸ (Rail Accident Investigation Branch)) said the driver was not aware of how close the coaches were to Flying Scotsman and did not control its speed accordingly.

The RAIB said Strathspey Railway Company’s "ineffective management" of the locomotive's visit to the line was an underlying factor. The firm said it accepted the findings.

[Chris from Nailsea]

The full report from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB^▸ (Rail Accident Investigation Branch)) is available on their website, at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/report-092024-collision-at-aviemore-station-on-the-strathspey-railway .