No-one was injured during the derailment but the incident means a crucial section of the railway line is expected to be out of service until Saturday evening.
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If the plan by Minister Gabriel Williams proceeds it will cut off freight access and effectively shutdown rail freight access into and out of Melbourne from the West.
An express passenger train has derailed at Shap, the highest point on the West Coast Main Line in England. It has blocked Europe’s busiest mixed traffic route.
The incident could delay the start of large-scale freight services that are central to the government’s ambition to transform domestic and regional logistics.
