£25,000 reward offered for Angus derailment leads

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A £25,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information leading to an arrest of those responsible for a train derailment in Angus.

The front section of the 8.04am passenger service between Edinburgh and Aberdeen came off the tracks at Iverkeilor in Angus on November 4.

British Transport Police (BTP) officers believe the derailment was caused by an object deliberately placed on the tracks.

None of the 36 passengers or two members of staff on board the train at the time of the incident was seriously injured.

The reward is being offered by the operator of the railway infrastructure, Network Rail, and train operators CrossCountry Trains, ScotRail and East Coast.

Detective Inspector Kevin McCormack of BTP said: “It is hoped that by offering such a substantial reward someone will come forward with information that can help identify those believed to be responsible for such an irresponsible act.”

David Simpson, Network Rail route managing director for Scotland, said: “This incident could have caused a very serious accident on the railway and put lives at risk. We are determined to do everything we can to support the police in their investigation and would encourage anyone with information about this stupid and reckless crime to get in touch immediately.”

Andy Cooper, CrossCountry’s managing director, added: “We are shocked that someone may have intentionally set out to injure our customers and staff and utterly condemn this criminal act. We urge anyone with information about this incident to contact BTP immediately.”

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