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Thank you. I understood that the train that was hit had been sitting on the Up Fast for some time, and didn't pass whilst the other train was stood in the station. Happy to be corrected. To those going on about approach control, that would not apply to the station signal which would show an...

Why would the platform signal been at yellow?

The driver would have been expecting a green like he would have got every other time he traversed that crossover Hence he moved over the crossover and then acclerated like he did every other time. He was "in automatic mode"

Crane just left, just passed the Bedford railcam.

You don't have to stop at a Banner Repeater. You do at a a co-actor.

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Yes that is what I was trying to establish. You would have thought the couple in question would have made a shopping trip to Wick by now...

Is the station open with trains stopping at it?

Level crossing in North Pole Junction is closer to Paddington than Plaesser's Crossing

Perfect. Thanks.

Hi, where can I see which class/stock is diagrammed for a service on this route please? Assuming it will be a 180 or 222? Where can I find seating diagrams for those classes of trains? Thanks

No it does not. Why make-up stuff? It says: "the train struck a landslip covering the down line and derailed. As the track curved to the right, the train continued in a roughly straight line for around 100 yards (90 metres) until it struck a section of bridge parapet, "

Looks really good. However do I need an account to login? If so how do I obtain one? Thanks.

Why would you need a "second pair of eyes" in the driver's cab for? There's only so much area that's going to be important - and it's directly in front of you. It's not like an aircraft where a threat could come from any dimension.

Yes, looks much clearer what happened now. Smoking gun of the landslip just before a bridge that is missing its parapet. Unfortunate set of circumstances and difficult to predict. I suspect you will find 100s of similar stretches of line in the UK.

It's a 1km walk to the signalbox. That's probably the most accessible building from the accident scene.

I have examined all the aerial footage and stills that I can find. This accident does not appear to be straightforward to explain away. The leading power car has exited the track shortly after the bridge and performed what appears to be a complete 180 turn. This then has caused the leading...

Take cash to court and pay the fine on the day.

I'm not sure the evidence support your second assertion. From the accounts given above the signal went back on the S8 driver before he left the platform. So the Chiltern must have passed the protecting signal and maybe the overlap too. :)