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LIVE: Major disruption after Carlisle freight train derails

  • Freight Train derailed near Petteril Bridge junction, off London Road, Carlisle shortly before 9.30pm on Wednesday (October 19).
  • Cumbria Police say no one has been injured in the incident
  • Emergency services at the scene after train carriage ditched into river
  • Disruption to services all day Thursday October 20
  • Buses have replaced Northern trains between Carlisle and Appleby and Wetheral. West Coast Main Line services are not affected.
  • Cumbria Police said last night: "Emergency services are currently at the scene of a freight train derailment in Carlisle.
  • "No passengers were on the train and there are not believed to be any injuries.
  • It happened in the area of the Petteril Bridge junction, off London Road, before 9.30pm tonight ( October 19 ).
  • "People are asked to stay away from this area while emergency workers deal with the incident."

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