Recommendations must be implemented after three Scots died in train derailment

Friends and family of three men killed in Scotland’s worst rail disaster of recent times are right to be concerned why recommendations made after the tragedy still have not been implemented. ‌

Driver Brett McCullough, 45, conductor Donald Dinnie, 58, and passenger Christopher Stuchbury, 62, all died when a ScotRail service derailed at Carmont , near Stonehaven, in August 2020. ‌

Six others were injured after the train hit debris washed out from a drain while returning to Aberdeen due to a blocked line. Dozens more would likely have been injured or killed if the service had been running during a normal working day – but passenger numbers were low due to the Covid pandemic. ‌

Network Rail was fined £6.7m after admitting a series of failings which led to the deaths in 2023.