Breaking news Wednesday 28/2/01 9.30 am UK time - train wreck on East Coast main line near M62 motorway and Selby, Yorkshire at approx 6.15 am - road vehicle falls off bridge onto railway line - hopper train hits vehicle and derails - 4.45 am ex Newcastle passenger express train hits freight train - extensive derailment and damage - approx 15 people killed - many dozens injured. Ben
Yeah, thats very sad, and I don't live too far from where that happened. [ 28 February 2001: Message edited by: Paul Templar ]
Yes they did the puter image thing showing how it happened here.... car with car on car trailer ran off road, down embankment infront of passanger train.. nothing it could do it was travelling approx 200kph(seems fast to me but thats what they said) it derailed, and crossed onto the other line... as it stopped the coaltrain came thru smashing the hell out of it and people.. Not good.. not good at all... yes lots dead.
Apparently, the person who wrecked the vehicle attempted to call on a cell phone to alert them of the danger but it was too late. We have a lot of links and photos on the rail news page. Charlie