Network Rail suing companies for millions after train derailment disaster in Llangennech

The train derailment in August 2020 saw 446,000 litres spill, threatening an environmental 'disaster'

Callum Parke, Press Association Law Reporter Network Rail is suing two rail companies for more than £5 million over a freight train derailment in west Wales that spilled around 450,000 litres of fuel and threatened an environmental “disaster”. High Court documents show the rail infrastructure body has filed a claim aga

Almost 450,000 litres of fuel spilt when 10 carriages derailed in south Wales in August 2020.

Almost 450,000 litres of fuel spilt when 10 carriages derailed in south Wales in August 2020.

CrossCountry said the cancellations came after a power cut (Picture: Bethanie Hayton) CrossCountry has cancelled ‘almost all’ train routes on Sunday following a power cut. The train operator said a power outage in Birmingham affected its control centre, resulting in many of the systems used to manage the railway being