Scottish News: Witness claims rail passengers were lucky to escape unhurt after landslide derails train in Fife
Jul 19 2012 By Kevan Christie ScotRail train derailed by landslide near Dunfermline A WITNESS said last night that rail passengers were lucky to be alive after their train was derailed when it hit a mudslide. Around 30 passengers and two crew members were on board when the front carriage of a ScotRail train smashed into a mudslip and came off the tracks. The accident happened on a stretch of rail between Rosyth and Dunfermline, near Pitreavie Industrial Estate, at 4.10pm. There were no injuries but Alan Goodsir, owner of Gym 64, near Rosyth, was amazed there were no fatalities. The 48-year-old said: “I’m just glad no one was hurt – they’ve had a lucky escape.” Alan first became aware of the incident when ...
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