Driver of derailed train blames rocks on the line
THE driver of a train which was left "precariously balanced" over a 50ft embankment when it derailed and caught fire, has described seeing "two huge rocks" on the track before the accident.
Willie Dickson also said he held the hands of frightened passengers as he led them to safety after the derailment.
Eight people were injured in the accident near Cruachan Power Station, by Loch Awe in Argyll, shortly before 9pm on Sunday.
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Emergency services said all 60 passengers on the 6.20pm Glasgow to Oban train were rescued. Eight people were taken to hospital but no one was seriously injured.
Police said it was likely that the boulders came from a landslide.
The 60-year-old driver, who has worked on the railways for 30 years, stayed at the controls until the train stopped.