Falls of Cruachan derailment | |
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Details | |
Date | 6 June 2010 20:53 BST (UTC+1) |
Location | Near Falls of Cruachan |
Country | United Kingdom |
Line | West Highland Line |
Operator | First ScotRail |
Incident type | Derailment |
Cause | Collision with debris following a landslide |
Statistics | |
Trains | 1 |
Passengers | 60 + 3 crew |
Deaths | 0 |
Injured | 8 |
The Falls of Cruachan derailment occurred on 6 June 2010 on the West Highland Line in Scotland, when a passenger train travelling between Glasgow and Oban hit boulders on the line and derailed near Falls of Cruachan railway station, after a landslide. There was a small fire (which was soon put out with fire extinguishers) and one carriage was left in a precarious position on the 50-foot-high (15-metre) embankment. Sixty passengers were evacuated, some with minor injuries; eight of those were hospitalised as a precaution. However, no people were killed. In addition to blocking the line, the incident also caused the closure of the A85 road below the rail line. Both road and rail were closed for a week.