Report 02/2022: Derailment of a passenger train at Carmont
Channel: Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB)
Date: 2022-03-10

At around 09:37 hrs on Wednesday 12 August 2020, a passenger train derailed near Carmont, Aberdeenshire. The train, reporting number 1T08, was the 06:38 hrs service from Aberdeen to Glasgow, which was returning towards Aberdeen due to a blockage that had been reported on the line ahead. It was travelling at 73 mph (117 km/h), just under the normal speed for the line concerned. After derailing, the train deviated to the left, before striking a bridge parapet which caused the vehicles to scatter. Tragically, three people died as a result of the accident and the remaining six people on the train were injured.

This video provides an overview of the accident. For more information you can read the full investigation report at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/report-022022-derailment-of-a-passenger-train-at-carmont