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Two weeks to repair line after engineering train derailment | Two weeks to repair line after engineering train derailment |
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Rail travel between Glasgow and Dumfries could be disrupted for two weeks after a crash between two trains during engineering work at the weekend. | Rail travel between Glasgow and Dumfries could be disrupted for two weeks after a crash between two trains during engineering work at the weekend. |
The track was damaged at Logan, just east of Cumnock in Ayrshire, when the trains carrying ballast collided and wagons were derailed on Saturday. | The track was damaged at Logan, just east of Cumnock in Ayrshire, when the trains carrying ballast collided and wagons were derailed on Saturday. |
Scotrail said a replacement bus service would be running between Dumfries and Kilmarnock. | Scotrail said a replacement bus service would be running between Dumfries and Kilmarnock. |
Network Rail said it could take 10 days to move the derailed wagons. | Network Rail said it could take 10 days to move the derailed wagons. |
It will also take about three days to repair the damaged track after the wagons are removed. | It will also take about three days to repair the damaged track after the wagons are removed. |
Network Rail said a crane was being brought in to remove the wagons. | |
Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, Network Rail's infrastructure director David Dickson said there had been "extensive damage". | |
"We think it will take around ten days to get all the wagons off as it's quite a complicated operation," he added. | |
"We need to build an access road for a crane, which will then be built on site, to remove the carriages before we rebuild the track." | |
A ScotRail Alliance spokesman said: "We apologise to customers affected by the disruption. Replacement buses have been arranged to minimise the impact and specialist engineers are working to reopen the line as quickly as possible." | A ScotRail Alliance spokesman said: "We apologise to customers affected by the disruption. Replacement buses have been arranged to minimise the impact and specialist engineers are working to reopen the line as quickly as possible." |
ScotRail tickets will be accepted between Carlisle and Glasgow Central by Virgin Trains West Coast and TransPennine Express. | ScotRail tickets will be accepted between Carlisle and Glasgow Central by Virgin Trains West Coast and TransPennine Express. |
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