The National Railway Museum in York has released an update after the shunting incident at the Strathspey Railway last week involving Flying Scotsman.
The NRM says that following the incident, as is standard procedure, they have begun an investigation to find out exactly what happened.
An investigation is now underway to find out if any damage has been caused to the locomotive, with the museum saying that a further announcement regarding the running calendar will be made as soon as the investigation is complete.
The RAIB has been notified about the incident, who released a statement saying “The RAIB is aware of the accident at Aviemore that occurred over the weekend. We are reviewing available evidence and deciding what further action to take.”
In their full statement, the National Railway Museum said “Following the shunting incident involving Flying Scotsman and the Royal Scotsman train carriages at Strathspey Railway on Friday 29 September, immediate action was taken by teams on the ground to alert the emergency services and prepare for a full investigation of the incident.
Standard procedures are being followed to assess what happened during the incident and inspections are taking place by an independent investigator on behalf of Strathspey Railway, and the NRM's collections and rail operations teams. In addition, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has been notified.
The museum's aim is to understand what happened and to determine if there is any damage to Flying Scotsman as its owner.
We will make further announcements about Flying Scotsman's operating calendar and future dates, once investigations are complete.
The National Railway Museum wishes to thank the emergency services who attended the scene on Friday for their prompt response and to the staff and crew of the Strathspey Railway and the Royal Scotsman train.”
Have any trips already been cancelled? My grandson is due to travel on the Flying Scotsman this Sunday (8th October).
So why not a brake fault? No body has suggested that possibility, armchair engineers.
I don’t think this it’s our place to speculate on this unfortunate episode in FS’s 100 year career. Should we leave it to the investigators?
Many questions to answer, why were people permitted to stand on the veranda as the loco backed down, where was the shunter , why didn’t the fireman tell the driver to reduce speed, why did Scotsmans driver not bring the loco to a complete stand before dropping back onto the coaching set and was he under instructions to proceed by ground hand signals, why was it travelling at such a speed in reverse knowing it was due to couple up, the list goes on and on and it would wrong to speculate, let’s those in authority carry out their investigation and release their report into the findings.
Hi John. My sentiments precisely, one thing I would like to know. Was it a regular F.S driver (I doubt it) or was it a driver from Strathspey?
How many times has a large 462 been north of perth before ? I do not think many
We were due to be on Scotsman the day after the incident. What is happening with refunds??
Driver error. Nothing to see. Move along.
Where was the shunter on the floor directing the movement?
Driver to blame, sorry from an old driver with years of experience.
Rule book says if you loose sight of the shunter you stop.
If no shunter why proceed to buffer up.
Shunting accidents happen qjuite a lot, were the staff being vigilant enough?
Looking at video of flying scotsman clearly can see driver error . Flying scotsman was moving far to quick to back on to coaches , so my guess from this be driver error.
Does thus mean she won’t be running on the 14th does anyone have any ideas
You’ll have to wait and see what the NRM thinks
Was driving too fast. Simples really if you watch the video
Excellent. Thanks for the info. We can tell the RAIB and everyone else to stand down seeing as you have the answers from your expert analysis.