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Train derails and catches fire in Salford | Train derails and catches fire in Salford |
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An empty chartered passenger train has derailed and caught fire in Salford. | An empty chartered passenger train has derailed and caught fire in Salford. |
Fire crews were called to the incident near Regent Road at around 14:30 GMT after the rear diesel locomotive of the West Coast Railways train caught fire. | |
A British Transport Police spokesman said the driver of the train was "safe and well". | A British Transport Police spokesman said the driver of the train was "safe and well". |
All train services are suspended between Manchester Piccadilly and both Preston and Newton-Le-Willows. | All train services are suspended between Manchester Piccadilly and both Preston and Newton-Le-Willows. |
A spokesman for Network Rail said routes were "severely impacted" and it would be "some time" before normal services resumed. | A spokesman for Network Rail said routes were "severely impacted" and it would be "some time" before normal services resumed. |
The train, which was made up of two class 47 diesel locomotives and five coaches, had been travelling from Ardwick in Manchester to Carnforth in Lancashire. | The train, which was made up of two class 47 diesel locomotives and five coaches, had been travelling from Ardwick in Manchester to Carnforth in Lancashire. |
Regent Road was closed to traffic while emergency services dealt with the incident, but has since reopened. | Regent Road was closed to traffic while emergency services dealt with the incident, but has since reopened. |
A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesman said part of the train had "derailed from the rail line but remains upright". | |
"No passengers were on board the train at the time of incident and the driver is safe and well," he said. | "No passengers were on board the train at the time of incident and the driver is safe and well," he said. |
Three other people who were on board, including the train's engineer, also escaped injury. | |
The BTP spokesman added that the Rail Accident Investigation Branch had been informed and "officers, along with other emergency services and agencies, will be working to establish the full circumstances". |