Minute's silence to be held to remember train crash victims

A minute's silence will be held in train stations across the UK - to mark a week since the rail crash which claimed the lives of three people near Stonehaven.

The driver of the ScotRail service, Brett McCullough, along with the conductor Donald Dinnie and passenger Christopher Stuchbury, lost their lives when the train derailed close to Carmont last Wednesday.

The silence will be held at 9.43am - the moment the alarm was raised.

Alex Hynes, managing director of ScotRail, said: "Scotland’s Railway, and the railway across much of Britain, will fall silent to mark the passing of Brett, Donald, and Christopher.

"Our hearts remain broken and will do for a long time. We hope that by coming together as a railway family, along with the local community and people across the country, we can support one another through this horrendous time.

"The strength of support and offers of help from railway colleagues across the rest of Britain has been a real source of comfort."

Many other organisations and public transport providers in the UK have said their members will be taking part.

 

 

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