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A new travel warning has been issued after a train derailment caused rail chaos on Monday (November 3).

Eighty-seven people, including 10 members of staff, were on board the 4.28am Avanti West Coast service from Glasgow to Euston when it came off the tracks near the village of Shap, in Cumbria.

Four people suffered minor injuries in the incident and no one required further hospital treatment. An investigation into the the incident has been opened following the 80mph crash.

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Network Rail's operation director Sam MacDougall said that the train had "done exactly what it's designed to do" in ensuring that only the lead carriage was affected by the collision and had "powered through" the impact.

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