Chris Hockaday, from County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service  described the operation to empty the tanker of gas and remove it from the scene , saying, "The decanting finished at about 10pm and the tanker was then dragged along the track by a tractor, where it was lifted onto another vehicle by the specialist recovery company. It was then moved to a secure site for examination. The authorities left the scene at about midnight. Before decanting the gas  we had to right the vehicle, something which had to be done under great control in an operation which took about two hours." The Weardale Railway, which operates over a five mile section of restored track between Stanhope and Wolsingham, remains closed, however the company were optimistic about resuming services on the line. Managing director of the Weardale Railway, Steve Raine, said "The tanker was moved late last night so we haven't yet been able to properly examine the track. However, the damage appears to be quite light  and we're hoping we can get that fixed today." He said that services were most likely to resume this Saturday.
Chris Hockaday, from County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service , described the operation to empty the tanker of gas and remove it from the scene : "The decanting finished at about 10pm and the tanker was then dragged along the track by a tractor, where it was lifted onto another vehicle by the specialist recovery company. It was then moved to a secure site for examination. The authorities left the scene at about midnight. Before decanting the gas , we had to right the vehicle, something which had to be done under great control in an operation which took about two hours." The Weardale Railway, which operates over a five mile section of restored track between Stanhope and Wolsingham, remains closed, but the company were optimistic about resuming services on the line. Managing director of the Weardale Railway, Steve Raine, said "The tanker was moved late last night so we haven't yet been able to properly examine the track. However, the damage appears to be quite light , and we're hoping we can get that fixed today." He said that services were most likely to resume this Saturday.
A
,
R
, saying,
:
A
,
R
however
but
A
,