Runaway train

23 March 2001


A train carrying empty nuclear flasks was derailed outside Torness in Scotland. None of the flasks was damaged and nobody was hurt. Local Member of Parliament John Robertson said that lessons could be learned form the incident but the flasks were strong enough to withstand being hit by a high-speed train.



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