Glad to see this episode back up again.

Time interval working was still available as an option in 1990 when I did my Guards training.

Extremely informative. Live long and prosper. My condolences to those who perished.

BTW, GUV is "general utility van", not "goods".

Probably the parcels van was filthy, and being dark blue would have blended into the hillside and tunnel ahead. Add to that the possibilty of low sunlight blinding the driver. If he thought the signal pulled off was for him he might have been accelerating. Its also downhill so speed on the western would have picked up very quickly.

It's lest we forget, not least.

Locos are referred to as 31241 and 1055 "Western Advocate" but at the end there is a reference to 31242!

I lived in a council house at the time and I had a brick shed with asbestos roof and I lost a roof panel

45 mph. Cautious???