Transport Secretary Grant Shapps tweeted: “My thoughts go out to those affected by the serious rail incident near Salisbury.” In a statement, Great Western Railway said the line would remain closed today as “specialist teams continue their investigations”. Lots of people started making phone calls to their families because we thought we were going to die.” “If the driver didn’t see the signal, the system should’ve made the train stop.”Ī passenger said: “It was really scary. It should’ve automatically set all signals to red. It should’ve automatically stopped the train. “According to my system, the signalling system was aware seven minutes before impact. The system says that the line is not safe for the passage of another train because there is an obstruction on the line. They said: “There has been a major flaw within the signalling system within Network Rail. One of the drivers was cut free having suffered a suspected broken ankle.Ī senior Network Rail engineer told MailOnline that when the GWR service derailed, there should have been an automatic obstruction warning to stop any train entering the same mile-long stretch. In a statement late on Sunday, BTP confirmed there were no fatalities, but a “small number” of people, including the driver of one of the trains, were taken to hospital to have their injuries assessed. At least 17 people were injured, with passengers being thrown around pitch-black carriages.įamilies out trick or treating for Halloween near Salisbury station heard a huge bang “like a bomb going off”.įirefighters and paramedics rescued around 120 people, including a three-week-old baby girl.

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