Salisbury train crash carriage to be lifted by 750 tonne crane

A giant 750 tonne crane has been spotted on London Road, which is expected to lift up the damaged carriages from the Salisbury train crash later today.

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The accident site was handed to Wessex Network Rail by British Transport Police and Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) last night. 

Wessex Network Rail said the front vehicles of both trains were able to leave the site on their own wheels last night. 

Today, two cranes are on site to lift the remaining carriages onto lorries and 'carry them away' according to company. 

They said: "We hope to have at least one carriage lifted today."

A @ColasRailUK Kirow rail crane and the previous Tweet's road crane are on site to lift the remaining carriages up from the railway and onto lorries to carry them away. We hope to have at least one carriage lifted today. /3 pic.twitter.com/3VbdBc10Hx

— Network Rail Wessex (@NetworkRailWssx) November 4, 2021

Paul Clifton, BBC South's Transport Correspondent, tweeted: "It's a challenging site."

He also reported that the first damaged carriage from the double train crash will be lifted from the tunnel junction this afternoon.

Here’s the giant crane ready to lift damaged carriages from the Salisbury rail crash. It’s a challenging site, with tunnel junction below A30 London Road, which is closed until further notice. Thank you @SallySimITV pic.twitter.com/BTEPtHrdB2

— Paul Clifton (@PaulCliftonBBC) November 4, 2021

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