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Collision on WCML north of Penrith 12/01/2014 at 22:09 #53828
fsxfaulder
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77 posts 		Thought I might as well open this topic. Oddly enough can't find this on any other news sites but it appears two engineering trains have collided 2 miles north of Penrith.

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/freight-train-collision-shuts-west-coast-main-line-1.1109563
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Collision on WCML north of Penrith 12/01/2014 at 22:26 #53830
northroad
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870 posts 		Confirmed by the National Rail website. Services are not expected to be resumed until Tuesday morning. Currently buses are being used between Carlisle and Penrith.
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Collision on WCML north of Penrith 12/01/2014 at 22:45 #53831
lionel87
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39 posts 		It happened within an engineering possession.
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Collision on WCML north of Penrith 14/01/2014 at 16:40 #53880
john havenhand
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58 posts 		66061 went into the rear of my train while in pocession it was talked up to the rear signal brakes seemed to have failed other driver in plaster
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Collision on WCML north of Penrith 14/01/2014 at 19:13 #53885
JamesN
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1577 posts 		" said:
66061 went into the rear of my train while in pocession it was talked up to the rear signal brakes seemed to have failed other driver in plaster
Then as an involved party you should know you shouldn't be commenting with speculative posts like that.
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Collision on WCML north of Penrith 15/01/2014 at 09:51 #53900
john havenhand
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58 posts 		thats as far as Im allowed comment
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Collision on WCML north of Penrith 30/01/2014 at 17:55 #54628
UKTrainMan
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1803 posts 		The RAIB is carrying out a preliminary examination into a collision at Kitchen Hill, 3 miles north of Penrith station on the West Coast Main Line, 12 January 2014.

Click here to read more on the Rail Accident Investigation Website.
Any views and / or opinions expressed by myself are from me personally and do not represent those of any company I either work for or am a consultant for.
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