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| Runaway train rolls out of depot | Runaway train rolls out of depot |
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| A driverless runaway train derailed after it rolled out of its depot on Merseyside. | |
| The train, operated by Mersey Rail, left the track at Walton Junction on the northern line just after 1100 BST. | The train, operated by Mersey Rail, left the track at Walton Junction on the northern line just after 1100 BST. |
| Merseyrail said the three-car electric train had been powered down and was stationary before the incident. No passengers were on board. | Merseyrail said the three-car electric train had been powered down and was stationary before the incident. No passengers were on board. |
| Network Rail said it had turned off the power supply in the area to investigate the incident. | Network Rail said it had turned off the power supply in the area to investigate the incident. |
| A spokesman for Merseyrail added: "Clearly there will be an investigation because a train should not move of its own accord. | A spokesman for Merseyrail added: "Clearly there will be an investigation because a train should not move of its own accord. |
| "Luckily the first points on the line did the job and stopped the train." | "Luckily the first points on the line did the job and stopped the train." |
| Nobody was injured in the incident. | Nobody was injured in the incident. |
| All services have been suspended on the Kirkby line, with replacement bus services operating between Sandhills, Maghull and Kirkby. | All services have been suspended on the Kirkby line, with replacement bus services operating between Sandhills, Maghull and Kirkby. |
| Services have now been restored on the Southport line. | Services have now been restored on the Southport line. |