Site of Stonehaven rail disaster has history of mudslides [Evening Express]





Date: 13/08/2020

The stretch of railway line where the derailment occurred has had problems with mudslides in the past.


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Site of Stonehaven rail disaster has history of mudslides - Evening Express

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The stretch of railway line where the derailment occurred has had problems with mudslides in the past.

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16/08/2020Stonehaven train derailment: Minute's silence to remember rail crash victims [BBC News]
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15/08/2020Calls for north-east to stand together to pay tribute to Stonehaven train crash victims [Evening Express]
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14/08/2020Duke of Rothesay visits Stonehaven train derailment site [Press and Journal]
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