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Rail industrial action is part of a bigger picture
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TRAGEDY: Rail workers attend the scene of the rain crash at Grayrigg, Cumbria, in 2007.
The derailment was caused by and undetected faulty set of points. Maintenance cuts today raise the risk of another similar disaster occurring.
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ON FEBRUARY 23 2007, train 1S83, the 17:15 service from London Euston to Glasgow derailed near Grayrigg in Cumbria.
It was carrying four crew and 105 passengers and was travelling at 95mph when it came off the tracks.
The derailment was caused by a faulty set of points. The coroner, Ian Smith, found that a scheduled inspection had not taken place and that Network Rail had been warned of concerns about the availability of the right tools and problems related to understaffing.
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