Derailed freight train at Hardendale (Shap) on the west coast mainline, closing the railway line 29 May 2024, train accident, derailment

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29/05/2024 Hardendale (Shap) train 6V71 the 1646 Hardendale Quarry to Margam. The 3 empty steel carriers at the rear of the lime train derailed on trap points in the lime works siding blocking the west coast mainline The locomotive was 66034.

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Size: 2570px × 3733px
Location: Hardendale, Cumbria, UK
Photo credit: © Robert Lancaster / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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