Rail companies sued for £5m over oil spill caused by derailment
More than 400,000 litres of fuel spilled in the area causing an "environmental disaster".
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"work following the incident was one of the biggest environmental recovery operations Network Rail has ever been involved with"
— Bill Kelly , Executive
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More than 400,000 litres of fuel spilled in the area causing an "environmental disaster".
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