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"Dangerous" gap in rail track
Rail union RMT say there could be "another Hatfield" after releasing a picture of a six inch gap in a track near Selby.
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More East Coast rail breaks being investigated
The RAIB are also investigating other rail breaks that have occurred on the East Coast Main Line. These include:
- a vertical rail break discovered on a section of continuously welded rail, after a member of public had reported unusual levels of noise as trains passed over a stretch of line near Corby Glen, Lincolnshire (September 14 2012)
- a 100mm gap due to a broken rail on the Up Main line at Copmanthorpe, near York, that was reported by the driver of a train on the adjacent line (November 28 2012)
Network Rail deny staffing cuts caused gap
Network Rail strongly deny the claims and a dip was identified - but it turned into a crack the day before they were due to repair it.
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Rail unions face "massive pressure" to keep services going
RMT union say they face "massive pressure" to keep services running - in the face of cutbacks.
Gap at Selby track "caused by staffing cuts"
RMT say a crack near Selby, due to staffing cuts, has crumbled to a much bigger gap.
RMT claim there is massive pressure from the Government to keep the East Coast Mainline running, as they look to re-privatise the service. They say there are also demands on Network Rail from the budget-holder, the Office of Rail Regulation, to cut back on rail renewals work.
Gap in rail track could be "another Hatfield"
Rail union RMT say there could be "another Hatfield" after releasing a picture of a six inch gap in the East Coast Mainline track near Selby.
An investigation's been launched by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch after the picture was taken last Friday at Hambleton South junction, and the union says it is due to staffing cuts.
An investigation found the Hatfield crash - which killed four people when a train travelling from London to Leeds derailed in 2000- was caused by "critical cracks" on the track.
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Rail unions: six inch gap in track could spell disaster
Rail union RMT say there could be "another Hatfield" after releasing a picture of a six inch gap in a track near Selby.