Disaster within moments on East Coast Main Line
British infrastructure agency Network Rail is playing down a potential disaster yesterday (Tuesday, 21 October). The terrifying possibility of a freight train at full speed colliding with a vehicle came perilously close to reality on a sunny autumn morning. What's been described as "a level crossing malfunction" could so easily have been making today's headlines as a catastrophic accident on the East Coast Main Line.
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