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Having been following this thread I think I should post something that I witnessed not far from the Crash scene, although this was before the accident. I was out with the camera when a white van drew up adjacent to the entry point and a workman complete with HV vest got out and took a metal ladder from the van went over the access gate and proceeded to cross the track and then walk along the down road with his back to oncoming traffic and with his ladder on his shoulder.
On arriving at the overhead upright he put his ladder against this and afer adjustin the height climbed up to do some work. On completion he got down crossed the lines and started to walk back once again with his back to the running line, at this point a Pendolino went through at full line speed on the down road.
Once again he got to the point he wanted to be and put his ladder up again and did some work before returning to the access point, where once again he climbed over the gate, put his ladders away and drove off.
I must point out that he did not have a lookout with him and even when working up the ladder he had his back to oncoming traffic.
Perhaps this will help people who look at the forum and are not railway or ex railway people realise why true Railwaymen are so scathing of the new franchises and would prefer to return to the proper railway under one company.
Iwill add that I am an ex Railwayman and when I used to take my rules I was tested on both Overhead Electric and third rail.
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