Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has arrived at the scene of the Stonehaven train crash.
Mr Shapps met with emergency workers at the site of the derailment which killed the train’s driver, a conductor and a passenger.
He said he has asked Network Rail to do a quick resilience check in the next few hours and then to compile a more comprehensive check of its network.
Speaking at the site of the Stonehaven crash, Grant Shapps said his heart goes out to the friends and family of the people involved.
He said: “One thing I can say having been here today and met people involved and seen the scene for myself is we absolutely must make sure we learn every possible lesson from a tragedy like this.”
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