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Network Rail launches two task forces after Scotland crash

Network Rail launches two task forces after Scotland crash — Network Rail has launched two independent task forces in response to the Stonehaven crash (Jane Barlow/PA)

Tue, 25 Aug, 2020 - 16:13

Neil Lancefield, PA Transport Correspondent

Network Rail has launched two independent task forces in response to the Stonehaven crash.

Former Met Office chief scientist Julia Slingo will lead a review into the impact of heavy rainfall on the railway.

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