Derailment of a passenger train near Cummersdale, Cumbria 1 June 2009

On 1 June 2009, at approximately 14:20 hrs, train 2C31, which formed the 13:05 hrs Whitehaven to Carlisle service, was travelling on the Maryport and Carlisle section of the Cumbrian Coast line, heading towards Carlisle. The driver of train 2C31 had been requested to visually examine the line between Dalston...