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The two are thought to have been charged with
manslaughter offences and were arrested by the
British Transport Police.
The men live locally to where the crash
happened and the arrests have come as something of a surprise to many.
A force spokesman said, "The 64-year-old man has been released on police
bail pending further inquiries. The 60-year-old man is currently in
custody."
One woman died and 89 injured when the London to Glasgow Pendolino express
derailed in the Cumbrian countryside on the evening of February 23.
BTP has already arrested and bailed a 46-year-old man, also a Network Rail
employee, from Preston.
The workers are members of the Rail Maritime and Transport Union which said
it was "mystified" at the arrests. The union claimed that systematic
management failings, lack of resources and the imposition of unrealistic
workloads were at the heart of the tragedy.
It is thought that the crash will result in
compensation claims being
pursued by the passengers.
It is rare for the police to single out low
level workers in this way for alleged
negligence in the workplace and
the matter is likely to be subject to a much more in depth investigation.
Network Rail have made no comment at this stage.
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