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Thanks,@Cowley for spotting I'd requested the wrong thread to be reopened and sorting it out. The RAIB report shows a woeful lack of oversight of maintenance and failure to learn from previous incidents.

I remembe seeing one of those posters, underneath "We're Getting There" someone had written in marker pen "(but we're not taking you with us)"

The SWT train ran a red, probably due to poor rail adhesion. https://metro.co.uk/2021/11/02/train-near-salisbury-likely-crashed-after-it-couldnt-stop-due-to-track-problem-15529780/

What I was getting at was the BBC had changed their story from a stationary train being run into (original claim) to both trains arriving at the junction at the same time and colliding.

BBC now saying that both trains reached Salisbury Tunnel Junction at the same time. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-59130769

Cowden was down to BR cost-cutting. If the line hadn't been singled the accident could never have happened.

Sounds painful - https://metro.co.uk/2021/11/01/salisbury-train-crash-passengers-called-parents-to-say-i-love-you-15520130

Re: Detonators Apart from only having 7 mins to cover a decent distance on foot, on rough terrain, this was made twice as difficult because there were two routes to protect in the rear of the train. Put yourself in the guard's position. Assuming not injured and fit enough to do so, which...

On the Southern Region, stripes at cant rail level used to be different colours for different things. Yellow indicated a first class compartmente, red indicated a buffet car originally, and latterly compartment stock. The former would have been in use from at least the early 1960s.

RAIB have launched an investigation. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/buffer-stop-collision-at-enfield-town

No word yet from the RAIB as to whether or not they are investigating. I belive this incident may fall under scheduld 1(9) of the RAIB's notification guide...

All mobile phones have an IMEI number, have done since they were introduced.

The lorry didn't seem to be going that slowly, even in reverse. "Slow" is defined as 5mph or less. Seems that the lorry was doing much more than that.

RAIB are investingating a near-miss at Forestry UWC, on the Breckland line. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/near-miss-at-forestry-user-worked-crossing Edited to remove separate incident in Scotland.

RAIB to issue a safety digest. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/collision-at-grosmont

There are plenty of decent pubs in Alresford,. The pub at the top of Broad Street does an ham hock and watercress to die for.

There is a half-barrier both sides, the road being single track. HR train is flagged across. It may be that the crossing is automatic for NR trains and not operated by the HR, hence the need to stop and proceed.

To me, this incident sounds like what would have been descibed in olden days as a "heavy shunt".