It is believed that a landslide after a night of heavy rain and flooding played a role in the incident, which is being investigated through the Railroad Accident Investigation Division.
Driver Brett McCullough, driver Donald Dinnie and an unidentified passenger died after the derailment, rolled down a steep embankment and caught fire.
The Aslef Train Drivers Union said McCullough’s colleagues were “thinking about the world” of the 45-year-old man, who leaves his wife Stephanie and three children.
A former fuel engineer, his colleagues said he will replace his careers seven years ago after speaking with an exercise driving force from Aberdeen while repairing his boiler.
Brett McCullough’s circle of relatives paid tribute to the “maximum decent and loving human being we have ever met.”
In a statement, they said: “Words cannot describe the devastating effect of Brett’s death on his circle of family and friends. We lost a glorious husband, father and son in the most horrible circumstances. Brett, the ultimate decent, loving human being we’ve ever met, and his death leaves a huge void in all our lives.
“We want to thank the emergency facilities for their heroic efforts to help all those affected by this tragedy and for all the messages and condolences we have received.
With the focus now on the cause of the accident, Network Rail said it would use in-house engineers, specialist contractors and helicopter studies to read about other routes.
Dozens of “biggest risk” sites in Britain considered in the Stonehaven incident will get these “additional special inspections.”
Network Rail also said it was working with meteorologists to get data on flash floods caused by excessive weather.
After Wednesday’s crash, resources from the rail industry said the ScotRail exercise was halted first due to a flood on the line that caused a landslide, before converting lanes and hitting another.
Network Rail chief Andrew Haines, who arrived at the scene on Thursday, said that “my center is dating all those affected by this tragedy,” paying tribute to the exercise staff and the emergency “who responded so temporarily and professionally.”
He added: “Inevitably, questions are being asked about how this might happen and I am determined to perceive the cases that led to this devastating event.
“It is too early to draw conclusions, however, we thoroughly and thoroughly investigate and work intensively with the rail protection government to make sure this doesn’t happen again.”
The Queen, Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon have paid tribute to the other 3 people killed.
In a message of condolence to the Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire, the Queen spoke of her “great sadness” over the news.
Sturgeon described the incident as “devastating” to families, adding: “There are no words that can ease their pain or how terrible they are now forced to face. But the center of a country is with them today.”
Dozens of high-risk railways in Britain must be inspected urgently after the Aberdeenshire accident, which left 3 others dead and six injured.
Network Rail, which is to blame for the country’s rail infrastructure, said it would read about line sections across the country with “similar characteristics.”
The resolution comes after an Aberdeen-Glasgow service operated through ScotRail derailed near Stonehaven on Wednesday morning, killing the driving force, a driving force and a passenger.
It is believed that a landslide after a night of heavy rain and flooding played a role in the incident, which is being investigated through the Railroad Accident Investigation Division.
Driver Brett McCullough, driver Donald Dinnie and an unidentified passenger died after the derailment, rolled down a steep embankment and caught fire.
The Aslef Train Drivers Union said McCullough’s colleagues were “thinking about the world” of the 45-year-old man, who leaves his wife Stephanie and three children.
A former fuel engineer, his colleagues said he will replace his careers seven years ago after speaking with an exercise driving force from Aberdeen while repairing his boiler.
Brett McCullough’s circle of relatives paid tribute to the “maximum decent and loving human being we have ever met.”
In a statement, they said: “Words cannot describe the devastating effect of Brett’s death on his circle of family and friends. We lost a glorious husband, father and son in the most horrible circumstances. Brett, the ultimate decent and loving human being.” we have known and his death leaves a huge void in all our lives.
“We want to thank the emergency facilities for their heroic efforts to help all those affected by this tragedy and for all the messages and condolences we have received.
With the focus now on the cause of the accident, Network Rail said it would use in-house engineers, specialist contractors and helicopter studies to read about other routes.
Dozens of “major risk” sites in Britain similar to the Stonehaven incident will get these “additional special inspections.”
Network Rail also said it was working with meteorologists to get data on flash floods caused by excessive weather.
After Wednesday’s crash, resources from the rail industry said the ScotRail exercise was halted first due to a flood on the line that caused a landslide, before converting lanes and hitting another.
Network Rail chief Andrew Haines, who arrived at the scene on Thursday, said that “my center is dating all affected by this tragedy,” paying tribute to the rail staff and the emergency “who responded temporarily and professionally.”
He added: “Inevitably, questions are being asked about how this might happen and I am determined to perceive the cases that led to this devastating event.
“It is too early to draw conclusions, however, we thoroughly and thoroughly investigate and work intensively with the rail protection government to make sure this doesn’t happen again.”
The Queen, Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon have paid tribute to the other 3 people killed.
In a message of condolence to the Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire, the Queen spoke of her “great sadness” over the news.
Sturgeon described the incident as “devastating” to families, adding: “There are no words that can ease their pain or how terrible they are now forced to face. But the center of a country is with them today.”