The Selby Rail Crash at Great Heck Remembered 25 Years On

The Selby rail crash at Great Heck remembered 25 years on

People directly affected by the Great Heck rail disaster exactly 25 years ago tell their stories.

How a devastating sequence of events resulted in Selby rail disaster

The Great Heck rail accident was one of the worst rail disasters the UK has ever seen. This is how it happened.

Selby rail crash: The foolish decision which killed 10 and injured 82 in UK worst - Yorkshire Live

The Selby Rail Disaster saw a freight train and passenger service collide after one man's stupid decision.

‘Life was a lottery that day,’ says York survivor of rail crash which saw 10 killed

Laurie Gunson was in the buffet car when a York to London train crashed near Selby on February 28, 2001, killing 10 people and injuring dozens more.…

25 Years on: Recalling the Great Heck rail disaster | Office of Rail and Road

25 Years on: Recalling the Great Heck rail disaster Fri, 27/02/2026 - 10:46 27 February 2026 XLinkedinemail Cover Image Image Body Components This is an updated version of the blog first published in 2021, which contains the reflections of a now retired colleague.It was Saturday, 3 March 2001. Three days had passed since the morning of 28 February when at approximately 06:13 am, an InterCity 225 passenger train operated by Great North Easte…