Date: 02/12/2022

Passengers will once again have direct trains between Carlisle and Newcastle and Carlisle and Skipton from next week after the routes were closed by a major freight train derailment.

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Railway line set to reopen after Carlisle freight train derailment

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Passengers will once again have direct trains between Carlisle and Newcastle and Carlisle and Skipton from next week after the routes were closed by a major freight train derailment.

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Following Wednesday's accident, cement tanks fell off the Petteril Bridge, even turning upside down, as a result of the derailment at the nearby junction. This was the scene four days later, and the recovery will take a long time.
Location: Petteril Bridge Junction
Company: Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
22/10/2022 Duncan Ross

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