Editing Selby rail crash (section)

==Background==
The passenger train was an [[InterCity 225]] operating as 1F23, the [[Great North Eastern Railway]] (GNER) 04:45 service from [[Newcastle railway station|Newcastle]] to [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]] with 99 occupants onboard. It consisted of a leading [[Driving Van Trailer]] (DVT), nine [[British Rail Mark 4|Mark 4 coaches]], and a trailing [[British Rail Class 91|Class 91]] locomotive. The InterCity 225 operates in a [[push–pull train|push-pull]] configuration; in normal operations, the DVT is the lead vehicle for southbound services such as this one, remotely controlling the pushing Class 91 locomotive at the rear.{{sfn|HSE|2002|pp=5, 24, 20}} The freight train was operating 6G34, the [[Freightliner Group|Freightliner]] 05:00 service from [[Immingham Docks]] to [[Eggborough power station]]. It consisted of a leading [[British Rail Class 66|Class 66]] locomotive, and sixteen fully laden coal wagons.{{sfn|HSE|2002|pp=27, 10}}

The car was a [[Land Rover Defender]], which was towing a trailer loaded with a [[Renault Savanna]] estate car.{{sfn|HSE|2002|pp=9, 13}} It was being driven by 36-year-old Gary Hart on a {{convert|145|miles|abbr=on}} journey from his home in [[Strubby|Strubby, Lincolnshire]], which he left at 04:40, to his work in [[Wigan]].<ref name="first-report-guardian">{{cite news |date=6 March 2001 |title=First report on Selby train crash |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/mar/06/selby.railtravel2 |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=13 December 2001 |title=Crash driver's marathon phone chats |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1704519.stm |access-date=24 August 2024 }}</ref>

The accident occurred on a section of the [[East Coast Main Line]]. The line speed for this section is {{convert|125|mph|abbr=on}} and passes under the [[M62 motorway]]. In the southbound direction, there is a [[Facing and trailing|trailing]] [[set of points]] connecting a freight yard to the [[Rail directions|Up line]].{{sfn|HSE|2002|p=9}}