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Train driven wrong line at line speed,
Incorrect, the train had made a wrong direction movement(bang road, facing road to use slang) initially to cross back over onto the proper(normal direction) line. The train was travelling under the line speed of 75mph on the proper line at the time of impact.
Unbelievable gutter press have forced this
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10220028316911727&id=1037860368
Yeah, I saw that. Shameful. I hope folk remember that the "gutter press" includes the BBC who have headlined the speed as if that was excessive.
After departing from Stonehaven, train 1T08 continued past Carmont on the up (southbound) line until it was stopped by the signaller at Carmont at 06:59 hrs, using a radio message. This was because the signaller had just received a report from the driver of train 2B13, which was on the down (northbound) line, that a landslip was obstructing the up line between Carmont and Laurencekirk.
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At 09:25 hrs train 1T08 was given permission to start moving north, and was routed over a crossover at Carmont onto the down line. The signaller at Carmont cleared the signal for the train to proceed to Stonehaven, and the train continued north, passing over the crossover at 5 mph (8 km/h) at 09:36 hrs. Its speed increased, reaching 72.8 mph (117.1 km/h) after it had travelled for approximately 1.4 miles (2.25 km), which is within the maximum permitted speed for HSTs of 75 mph (120 km/h) on this stretch of line.
At around 09:38 hrs, the train struck a landslip covering the down line and derailed.
The above from the official RAIB Report.
Which shows your statement that the train was travelling at line speed in the wrong direction is completely untrue and the kind of wild speculation and conjecture that has taken the driver’s wife to take to social media to defend her husbands name.
Dark cove is correct . Your excerpt shows that you don't know the geography of the area if you think it backs your version of events up
To get to stonehaven from.carmont the driver was on the right line in the right direction after using the crossover as directed.
ah i see what i did there, used 2 words, as driving wrong line all catch points would need to be clamped and all signals could not be observed.
Train driven wrong line at line speed
Train driven opposite line at below line speed.
and NO WAY was i blaming the driver, who was in charge of his train,guided by various safety systems,the signalling system, the radio etc just like any train driver is,every day.