Derailment of class 40 and class 45 locomotives on 315A points at Glasgow central station on 19 March 1979 and 9 April 1979 (TM-FT-093)

1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. On Monday 19 March 1979, Locomotive 40018 was derailed on 315 A facing points whilst approaching Glasgow Central platform 5 with the 1S50 Carlisle-Glasgow passenger train. The locomotive was derailed leading wheelset of trailing bogie, and the centre wheelset also ran a similar course, by climbing...