A freight train has derailed near Carlisle, leaving cargo strewn around the track and shutting a line in both directions for days
Investigators are working to find out why the freight train came off the track.A freight train has derailed between Carlisle and Newcastle, shutting a rail line and causing "major disruption".The train, which was carrying cement, came off the track over the River Petteril just after 8pm on Wednesday night.
Nobody was hurt but Network Rail said services between Carlisle, Newcastle and Appleby and Skipton will be impacted as the line is shut both ways – likely for several days. "Thankfully train derailments are rare and our priority now is to protect the safety of people using the railway, those living beside it and the surrounding environment while we carry out the necessary detailed investigation and complex recovery work.
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