Great Heck rail disaster 20 years on as Selby tragedy remembered
Wreaths laid in 20th anniversary of Selby disaster with the eight passengers and two drivers who died
Family and train drivers pay respect to the 10 that died
Wreaths have today been laid in commemoration of the Selby train crash on the 20th anniversary of the disaster.
The acts of remembrance are laid at Great Heck, where the tragic accident happened, and Newcastle Railway Station while relatives and friends of the 10 drivers who sadly lost their lives on February 28, 2001, will take part in a socially distanced ceremony via YouTube.
During the brief ceremony at the garden of remembrance next to the scene, a Freightliner engine named in honour of one of two killed drivers, Steve Dunn, stood motionless on the East Coast Main Line.
Train horns sound as service marks 20th anniversary of Selby rail crash
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Train horns sound as service marks 20th anniversary of Selby rail crash
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