Date: 10/05/2022

Rail services have resumed after the route through Coatbridge Sunnyside was closed following the incident last Friday. Liam Sumpter, Route Director, Scotlands Railway, said: 'Our team has worked tirelessly to carry out the necessary repairs to the track and signalling system, so that normal service could resume today. This was an incredibly complex and demanding recovery process that had to be carried out very carefully. The vehicle was removed without further damaging the railway infrastructure, which helped us re-open the route as quickly as possible. My thanks go to our passengers and the people of the nearby community for their understanding and patience while we worked to re-open the route.'

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Rail services have resumed after the route through Coatbridge Sunnyside was closed following the incident last Friday.

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Rail services have resumed after the route through Coatbridge Sunnyside was closed following the incident last Friday. Network Rail re-opened the railway through Coatbridge Sunnyside this morning following a train derailment last week. Normal service has resumed after engineers worked around-the-clock throughout the weekend to rerail the train and repair significant damage to the track. Our team replaced four half switches - moveable sections of track which move trains from one line to another - while specialist 'tamping' equipment was also used to re-align other parts of the track. [View shows the crossover west of the junction. The closed and disconnected line, latterly serving Gunnie cement, is at the top of the view. The junction for Whifflet is out of shot to the right. -RS]
Location: Sunnyside Junction
Company: Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway)
10/05/2022 Network Rail

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