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Fallen tree warning given too late to stop crash

The tree had fallen from Barnhill Rock Gardens, a public park owned by Dundee City Council, and was brought down by winds during Storm Gerrit.

The report said the tree’s soil limited its ability to resist the heavy wind it was subjected to.

It added that three nearby trees had been felled seven months earlier, increasing the exposure of the tree to winds from the Firth of Tay.

About 12 minutes before the collision, a member of the public saw the tree had fallen across the railway and contacted Network Rail using the public helpline.

The report noted: “The helpline call handler attempted to pass this information on to Network Rail’s Scotland route control on a number of occasions, but the call was not answered until after the incident.

“This meant that a warning about the fallen tree did not reach the driver of the train in time to prevent the accident.”

It added that the risk of trees in Barnhill Rock Gardens falling onto the railway not being effectively controlled was “the factor underlying the accident.”


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