Media correction: Passenger train derailment near Carmont (2)
Correction published by Modern Railways.
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Modern Railways - 바카라 사이트˜Constraints needed for accident investigation closures바카라 사이트™
Background
The November 2020 edition of Modern Railways published an article about the timing of the reopening of the line following the derailment at Carmont (바카라 사이트˜Constraints needed for accident investigation closures바카라 사이트™).
The article
The article contained three incorrect statements:
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The article stated that the lifting of the wreckage was delayed for three weeks by investigation activities.
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The caption that accompanied the picture of two RAIB inspectors photographing a bogie stated that RAIB바카라 사이트™s inspectors were being 바카라 사이트˜supervised바카라 사이트™ by the police.
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The article also reports as fact an RAIB instruction to remove the catchpits and implies this was a cause of delay.
Action taken
The Chief Inspector of RAIB contacted the journalist concerned to provide the following clarifications:
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It was incorrect to say that the lifting of the wreckage was delayed for three weeks by investigation activities. Lifting operations could only start once an access road and lifting pad had been built, and the road crane moved into position, in accordance with Network Rail바카라 사이트™s site recovery plan.
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RAIB바카라 사이트™s inspectors were given free access to the site and required no supervision by the police since they were working in accordance with their own legal powers.
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Network Rail has since confirmed that the immediate removal of catchpits was not instructed by RAIB.
The outcome
The December 2020 edition of Modern Railways includes an article (바카라 사이트˜Carmont: The aftermath바카라 사이트™) which has corrected the three statements listed above.