New report reveals how 34-wagon freight train derailed at Sheffield Railway Station

Several days of delays were caused after a cement-carrying train derailed at the station at about 02:45am on November 11.

A number of the wagons on the train, which was travelling from Hope cement works to Dewsbury cement terminal, tipped over, with some of the cement spilling onto the tracks.

A report published by the Government’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch today found that the derailment occurred because "a series of rail fastenings, intended to maintain the correct distance between the rails, had broken".

The report added that some of the fastenings were broken before the derailment too place.

This means that as the freight train passed, the rails moved apart and some of the wagons’ wheels dropped into the space between.

A total of 16 of the 34 wagons derailed after passing the north end of platform one. The leading ten wagons and the rear eight wagons remained on the track.

One of the derailed wagons tipped onto its side and spilled some of its cargo onto the track.

The driver was able to apply the brake and stop the train soon after they noticed the wagons had derailed.

The wagons needed to be recovered from the tracks and the railway repaired before the disruption to train services was over.

The RAIB said that in investigation is ongoing and that they are working to establish the sequence of events that led to the accident.

Nobody was injured as a result of the derailment.