Derailed freight wagon dragged through Barking shut London Overground line for weeks

On Friday 23 October, a GB Railfreight container train travelling from London Gateway partially derailed at Barking, causing significant disruption across the route. We now expect the repairs to continue until at least the week beginning 9 November. However, due to the complexity of the repair, timescales may change. Unfortunately, trains will not be calling at Dagenham Dock, Rainham and Purfleet while this work continues, and customers intending to travel from these affected stations are advised not to travel. Alternative travel arrangements, including rail replacement buses and ticket acceptance on local bus services remain in place, and customers are being advised to plan ahead and check journeys before travelling while the repair work remains ongoing.

A freight wagon was dragged for a mile through a London station forcing trains on the Overground to be cancelled for weeks.

The wagon was part of a GB Railfreight container train travelling from Essex to Warwick when it came off the tracks near Barking Station on October 23.

The train was travelling at 8mph when it stopped briefly, but the wagon derailed when it moved off again.

It continued for around 0.7 miles, with the wagon’s wheels running along through platform eight at Barking station.

The damage it caused forced part of the line to shut for nearly three weeks, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch said.

The Suffragette line was closed between South Tottenham and Barking Riverside and only reopened on Tuesday.

On Friday 23 October, a GB Railfreight container train travelling from London Gateway partially derailed at Barking, causing significant disruption across the route. We now expect the repairs to continue until at least the week beginning 9 November. However, due to the complexity of the repair, timescales may change. Unfortunately, trains will not be calling at Dagenham Dock, Rainham and Purfleet while this work continues, and customers intending to travel from these affected stations are advised not to travel. Alternative travel arrangements, including rail replacement buses and ticket acceptance on local bus services remain in place, and customers are being advised to plan ahead and check journeys before travelling while the repair work remains ongoing.

Some parts of the tracks, cabling and signalling equipment were damaged beyond repair and needed replacing.

The repairs forced trains operated by c2c to not stop at Dagenham Dock, Rainham or Purfleet for three weeks.

Rob Mullen, of GBR Anglia, which runs c2c, praised staff for their efforts ‘given the scale of the recovery required’.

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