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| Freight train on fire after crash | Freight train on fire after crash |
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| A freight train transporting oil and diesel has derailed and caught fire in East Ayrshire, police have said. | A freight train transporting oil and diesel has derailed and caught fire in East Ayrshire, police have said. |
| An exclusion zone has been set up around the scene, about half a mile south of Stewarton. | An exclusion zone has been set up around the scene, about half a mile south of Stewarton. |
| Strathclyde Police said six of the 10 wagons had come off the rails at about 0615 GMT. No-one is reported injured. | Strathclyde Police said six of the 10 wagons had come off the rails at about 0615 GMT. No-one is reported injured. |
| At least one wagon caught fire in the crash. It is understood the train hit a pylon while crossing a bridge. The nearby A735 has been closed. | At least one wagon caught fire in the crash. It is understood the train hit a pylon while crossing a bridge. The nearby A735 has been closed. |
| John Dicks, who lives about a mile away from the rail line, said: "The fire is raging. There are flames 50ft in the air. | John Dicks, who lives about a mile away from the rail line, said: "The fire is raging. There are flames 50ft in the air. |
| "There is pitch black smoke blowing over the town." | "There is pitch black smoke blowing over the town." |
| The train was travelling between Mossend in Ayrshire and Riccarton near Kilmarnock when the incident happened. | |
| Network Rail said disruption was likely to go on for much of the day. | |
| Local train services between Barrhead in East Renfrewshire and Kilmarnock were stopped and alternative arrangements put in place for travellers. | |
| Buses were replacing trains between Barrhead and Kilmarnock. | |
| The Glasgow to Carlisle service was running via Barassie. | |
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