Perhaps this may seem a little odd, but how comforting it is to know that such a serious rail accident resulting in so few casualties.

My heart goes out to the family of the lady who died, and I'm sure we all wish those injured a speedy and full recovery.

BUT!

Had around a hundred people been involved in a crash on a motorway at over 90 miles per hour, I'm guessing the death toll and serious injuries would have been much greater.

As morning broke, the train (to me) looked miraculous... almost like a derailed model train. All the carriages were intact and the correct shape, as if you could pick them up, put them back on the track and send them on their way.

This has to be a good sign for the future.

No, I'm not trying to diminish the enormity of the disaster as such, just to congratulate those concerned for a good job in minimising the consequences of such an accident.

The enquiry is in its early stages, but it would seem that driver error is unlikely, as the Police are already expressing 'interest' in a set of points.

'How can a set of points which are so far away be to blame?' seems an obvious question.

Simple answer. A train travelling in a fairly straight line at high speed can easily continue upright for some distance after a slight derailment - and the driver is, of course, no longer in control... he is now a passenger.

Eventually the train will veer off the track completely, but this could be a few miles from the original 'accident'.

My apologies... I know the facts aren't clear, and this is mere speculation.

I'm just relieved it wasn't worse - and that the trains themselves seem to be so much safer.