On 15 January 2007, at approximately 22:14 hrs, the 21:52 hrs train from Swindon to Cheltenham Spa, consisting of a two-car diesel multiple unit (DMU), was travelling at 51 mph (82 km/h) when it struck debris from a collapsed wall following a landslip in the cutting just south of Kemble tunnel. The leading bogie of the train was derailed and the train was brought to a halt at the tunnel mouth.
There were no injuries to passengers or crew. Evacuation of passengers from the derailed train was completed by 23:40 hrs. The line was closed until early on 18 January 2007 to enable repairs to be undertaken to the track and the cutting.
16 January 2007:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/6265945.stm
28 March 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/7318272.stm
Railways Archive:
http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=1516
RAIB:
http://www.raib.gov.uk/latest_news/news_archive/news_archive_2008/080327_pn_kemble.cfm
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