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| Paddington train derailed due to decayed timbers | Paddington train derailed due to decayed timbers |
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| A Paddington train derailed due to decayed timbers under the tracks, the Rail Accident Investigation Brach (RAIB) has ruled. | A Paddington train derailed due to decayed timbers under the tracks, the Rail Accident Investigation Brach (RAIB) has ruled. |
| The train derailed at low speed on its way out of the station on 20 August. | |
| The RAIB said the longitudinal timbers that run parallel to the rail had decayed, allowing the rail to move outwards. | The RAIB said the longitudinal timbers that run parallel to the rail had decayed, allowing the rail to move outwards. |
| This allowed the wheels of the train's rear power car to fall into the space in between. | This allowed the wheels of the train's rear power car to fall into the space in between. |
| The RAIB said that the failed timbers had been identified as needing replacement during the previous annual inspection. | The RAIB said that the failed timbers had been identified as needing replacement during the previous annual inspection. |
| The inspection report said they were being damaged by water and toilet waste leaking from trains. | The inspection report said they were being damaged by water and toilet waste leaking from trains. |
| But the work was postponed until September so that a project linked to the electrification of the Great Western Main Line could be carried out. | But the work was postponed until September so that a project linked to the electrification of the Great Western Main Line could be carried out. |
| The RAIB said appropriate priority needed to be given to repairing the timbers. | The RAIB said appropriate priority needed to be given to repairing the timbers. |
| It added that the risk of infrastructure failure must be taken into account when delaying such remedial work for other projects. | It added that the risk of infrastructure failure must be taken into account when delaying such remedial work for other projects. |