Candles burning at Selby Abbey in memory of the 10 men who died in the Great Heck train disaster CANDLES have been lit on the 20th anniversary of the Great Heck train crash for each of the 10 men who died. Each candle bore the words Never forgotten . As they were lit the names of the 10 men were read out. The candles stood on the altar of Selby Abbey during a special commemorative service attended virtually by their relatives and friends, survivors and others involved in dealing with the crash s aftermath. Among the dead were GNER train driver John Weddle and Freightliner train driver Steve Dunn.