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RAIB Grange over Sands, 22 March 2024
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RAIB Grange over Sands, 22 March 2024
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At around 6.05 on 22nd March 2024, a passenger train travelling at 56mph derailed on the
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approach to Grange Oversand station after a void opened in a section of embankment on
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which the train was travelling, leading to the rails under the train losing support.
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The train was carrying four train crew and four passengers. Nobody was injured but significant
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damage was caused to both the train and the railway infrastructure.
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Around two days before the derailment, a pipe was damaged during routine maintenance, causing
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it to leak water into the embankment. It was this water which dislodged and carried the
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material away.
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Network Rail had installed the pipe in 2016. It had been fitted into the gaps between the
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sleepers as a temporary measure to assist in managing flood water in the surrounding
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areas.
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The nature of the embankment's construction meant that water leaking from the pipe was
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prevented from leaving its seaward side and was redirected to landwards. This allowed
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piping to form, transporting sand and silt away from the embankment. As a result, a void
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formed underneath the track and material continued to be carried away. Eventually, the material
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over the void collapsed under the passing train.
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The damage to the pipe was immediately reported to the relevant railway control room by the
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maintenance staff on site, but due to ineffective communications, no action was taken to stop
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a pump which was supplying water to it.
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As a result of the investigation, REIB has made five recommendations. Three recommendations
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are made to Network Rail. These aim to reduce the risk associated with temporary drainage
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solutions remaining in place for longer than anticipated, review ways in which tamper operators
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could be assisted in discovering buried services, and reduce the likelihood that buried services
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are struck during track maintenance by ensuring staffing levels are sufficient to comply with
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procedures.
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A further recommendation addressed to the Environment Agency, working in conjunction
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with Westmoreland and Furness Council, the Marine Management Organisation, Network Rail
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and other local stakeholders, aims to encourage timely decision-making in relation to the
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future of this area so that the management of floodwater does not manifest in another
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risk to the railway.
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A recommendation is also made to Eversholt Rail Leasing Ltd, the train's owner, working
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in conjunction with Northern Trains, the train's operator, and CAF, the train's manufacturer.
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This final recommendation aims to reduce the risk of a derailed train being struck by a
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train on the adjacent line due to an interruption of the power supply to cab communication and
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warning systems.
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