2025 Shap derailment

When

3 Nov 2025

Kind

Rail accident

Coordinates

54.49° N, 2.65° W

Description

derailment in Shap Rural, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England

Deaths

0

Injured

4

Cause

landslide

Railway incident in Cumbria, England

The 2025 Shap derailment occurred on 3 November 2025 when a passenger train operated by Avanti West Coast ran into a landslide obstructing the West Coast Main Line at Shap Rural, Cumbria, England. Four minor injuries were reported.

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