The Crown does not dispute the findings of a Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) report into a train derailment which claimed three lives, an inquiry hearing has been told.

Train driver Brett McCullough, 45, conductor Donald Dinnie, 58, and passenger Christopher Stuchbury, 62, died in the derailment near Stonehaven on August 12 2020.

Preparations are under way for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the incident, which could start in January next year.

The RAIB report published in March 2022 found errors in the construction of a drainage system installed by Carillion meant it was unable to cope with heavy rain which fell in the area on the morning of the crash.

A preliminary hearing held virtually from Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Wednesday was told the Office of Rail and Ro

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