Union calls for rail infrastructure work to be brought in-house after fatal derailment

After a fatal 2020 derailment near Stonehaven, RMT Scotland organiser Gordon Martin called on Network Rail to end outsourcing of infrastructure work. The fatal accident inquiry identified an incorrectly built drain as the cause; Martin also raised concerns about the train involved.

• Three people died and six were injured when a train derailed near Stonehaven on August 12, 2020, after heavy rain washed debris from a drain onto the track.· 1 source
• The fatal accident inquiry identified an incorrectly built drain as the cause; its determination said Carillion had not followed the design provided by Network Rail.· 1 source
• Martin called for Network Rail to bring infrastructure work in-house, while the article also reports 20 recommendations in an earlier investigation report.· 1 source