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| Delayed rail crash inquest opens | Delayed rail crash inquest opens |
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| An inquest into the deaths of seven people in a Berkshire rail crash is due to resume after nearly three years. | |
| It was delayed while a man, who lost two relatives in the crash, successfully fought for legal aid. | It was delayed while a man, who lost two relatives in the crash, successfully fought for legal aid. |
| On 6 November 2004, Brian Drysdale, 48, parked his car on a level crossing near the village of Ufton Nervet. A train collided with it and derailed. | On 6 November 2004, Brian Drysdale, 48, parked his car on a level crossing near the village of Ufton Nervet. A train collided with it and derailed. |
| Mr Drysdale, five passengers, and the train driver, Stanley Martin, 54, of Torquay in Devon, died in the crash. | Mr Drysdale, five passengers, and the train driver, Stanley Martin, 54, of Torquay in Devon, died in the crash. |
| Among the witnesses scheduled to give evidence are Peter Webster, a surviving passenger whose 14-year-old daughter was killed, and David Main whose partner and daughter died in the crash. | Among the witnesses scheduled to give evidence are Peter Webster, a surviving passenger whose 14-year-old daughter was killed, and David Main whose partner and daughter died in the crash. |
| I was on the train with my daughter and the horrors of the crash will stay with me forever Peter Webster | I was on the train with my daughter and the horrors of the crash will stay with me forever Peter Webster |
| A 12-day inquest had been planned to start in Winchester, Hampshire, in October 2005 but was adjourned to allow an appeal over legal aid. | A 12-day inquest had been planned to start in Winchester, Hampshire, in October 2005 but was adjourned to allow an appeal over legal aid. |
| The government had decided not to provide legal aid to the victims' family. | The government had decided not to provide legal aid to the victims' family. |
| The decision was successfully contested by Mr Main, of Speen in Berkshire, following a trip to the High Court, having the matter raised in the House of Commons and finally receiving a personal recommendation from the Lord Chancellor. | The decision was successfully contested by Mr Main, of Speen in Berkshire, following a trip to the High Court, having the matter raised in the House of Commons and finally receiving a personal recommendation from the Lord Chancellor. |
| Mr Webster, of Doccombe in Devon, has campaigned for better rail safety. | Mr Webster, of Doccombe in Devon, has campaigned for better rail safety. |
| "I'm not looking forward to [the inquest] very much. I don't particularly want to hear witnesses talking unemotionally about what was for me a very emotional event, " he said. | "I'm not looking forward to [the inquest] very much. I don't particularly want to hear witnesses talking unemotionally about what was for me a very emotional event, " he said. |
| "I was on the train with my daughter - train crashes do not do very nice things to people. The horrors of the crash will stay with me forever." | "I was on the train with my daughter - train crashes do not do very nice things to people. The horrors of the crash will stay with me forever." |
| After Mr Drysdale, from Reading, parked his car on the level crossing it was hit by a First Great Western high-speed train from London Paddington to Plymouth. | After Mr Drysdale, from Reading, parked his car on the level crossing it was hit by a First Great Western high-speed train from London Paddington to Plymouth. |
| All eight carriages derailed. | All eight carriages derailed. |
| The five passengers who died were: Mr Main's partner Anjanette Rossi, 38, of Speen, Berkshire, and daughter Louella Main, nine; Charlie Matthews, 72, of Warminster, Wiltshire; Barry Strevens, 55, of Wells, Somerset; and Emily Webster, 14. | The five passengers who died were: Mr Main's partner Anjanette Rossi, 38, of Speen, Berkshire, and daughter Louella Main, nine; Charlie Matthews, 72, of Warminster, Wiltshire; Barry Strevens, 55, of Wells, Somerset; and Emily Webster, 14. |
| The jury inquest, presided over by Berkshire Coroner Peter Bedford, is being held at The Centre conference venue, in Slough, Berkshire. | The jury inquest, presided over by Berkshire Coroner Peter Bedford, is being held at The Centre conference venue, in Slough, Berkshire. |