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| Trains resume after Cumbria crash | Trains resume after Cumbria crash |
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| Train services have resumed along a stretch of the West Coast Main Line, which was closed by a high-speed train crash in which a woman died. | Train services have resumed along a stretch of the West Coast Main Line, which was closed by a high-speed train crash in which a woman died. |
| Margaret Masson, 84, from Glasgow, died and 22 others were hurt, when a Virgin Pendolino train became derailed at Grayrigg, Cumbria, on 23 February. | Margaret Masson, 84, from Glasgow, died and 22 others were hurt, when a Virgin Pendolino train became derailed at Grayrigg, Cumbria, on 23 February. |
| Rail workers have replaced 1,000 yards of track and overhead power lines. | Rail workers have replaced 1,000 yards of track and overhead power lines. |
| The 0510 Virgin Trains service from Manchester to Glasgow carried the first passengers on the line on Monday. | The 0510 Virgin Trains service from Manchester to Glasgow carried the first passengers on the line on Monday. |
| A Virgin Trains spokesman said: "Yes, the line is absolutely fine. It opened on schedule." | A Virgin Trains spokesman said: "Yes, the line is absolutely fine. It opened on schedule." |
| Trains were limited to 50mph through the stretch near Kendal, where nine 50-tonne carriages came off the tracks at nearly 100mph. | Trains were limited to 50mph through the stretch near Kendal, where nine 50-tonne carriages came off the tracks at nearly 100mph. |
| Train driver Iain Black, 46, from Dumbarton, was badly hurt in the crash, but is recovering in the Royal Preston Hospital. | Train driver Iain Black, 46, from Dumbarton, was badly hurt in the crash, but is recovering in the Royal Preston Hospital. |
| Remote site | Remote site |
| He was hailed a hero by Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson, after it emerged he stayed at the controls as the train careered off the rails and down a steep embankment. | He was hailed a hero by Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson, after it emerged he stayed at the controls as the train careered off the rails and down a steep embankment. |
| The remote area of the crash site meant steel and stone roads had to be built over fields to get two huge cranes close enough to lift the wreckage clear. | |
| The carriages are now being forensically examined at a site in the Midlands by investigators from British Transport Police and the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB). | The carriages are now being forensically examined at a site in the Midlands by investigators from British Transport Police and the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB). |
| Graphic: how the crash site points operate | Graphic: how the crash site points operate |
| Network Rail, which has responsibility for track maintenance, accepted an interim report from the RAIB which said faulty points were the immediate cause of the crash. | Network Rail, which has responsibility for track maintenance, accepted an interim report from the RAIB which said faulty points were the immediate cause of the crash. |
| John Armitt, chief executive of Network Rail, said: "We continue to work closely with accident investigators and will leave no stone unturned as we aim to get to the truth." | John Armitt, chief executive of Network Rail, said: "We continue to work closely with accident investigators and will leave no stone unturned as we aim to get to the truth." |
| Charles Belcher, Virgin West Coast managing director, added: "I welcome the reopening of the West Coast Main Line following the tragic accident at Grayrigg. | Charles Belcher, Virgin West Coast managing director, added: "I welcome the reopening of the West Coast Main Line following the tragic accident at Grayrigg. |
| "We now need to work hard to rebuild confidence in the railway industry." | "We now need to work hard to rebuild confidence in the railway industry." |
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