Minute's silence to be held to remember train crash victims

A minute's silence will be held in train stations across the UK - to mark a week since the rail crash which claimed the lives of three people near Stonehaven.

The driver of the ScotRail service, Brett McCullough, along with the conductor Donald Dinnie and passenger Christopher Stuchbury, lost their lives when the train derailed close to Carmont last Wednesday.

The silence will be held at 9.43am - the moment the alarm was raised.

Alex Hynes, managing director of ScotRail, said: "Scotland’s Railway, and the railway across much of Britain, will fall silent to mark the passing of Brett, Donald, and Christopher.

"Our hearts remain broken and will do for a long time. We hope that by coming together as a railway family, along with the local community and people across the country, we can support one another through this horrendous time.

"The strength of support and offers of help from railway colleagues across the rest of Britain has been a real source of comfort."

Many other organisations and public transport providers in the UK have said their members will be taking part.

Tomorrow, at 09:43, we will join together with our #railwayfamily and hold a minute's silence in remembrance for Brett McCullough, Donald Dinnie, and Christopher Stuchbury, who tragically passed away following the Stonehaven derailment.

We invite you to join us in remembrance.

— London North Eastern Railway (@LNER) August 18, 2020

Tomorrow morning at 09:43, we're joining @ScotRail, @NetworkRailSCOT and colleagues from across the #RailwayFamily in holding one minute's silence to remember those who sadly lost their lives a week ago near Stonehaven. pic.twitter.com/25NVHNrRwI

— Southern (@SouthernRailUK) August 18, 2020

Alongside our industry colleagues, and especially our friends @ScotRail, we’ll be observing a minute’s silence tomorrow at 0943 to remember those who lost their lives last week at Stonehaven. Please join us. #RailwayFamily pic.twitter.com/InDqpoMp8o

— CrossCountry Trains (@CrossCountryUK) August 18, 2020

@EdinburghTrams will be supporting our colleagues at @ScotRail by joining their one minute silence at 09:43 this Wednesday 19th August, to remember the three lives sadly lost at Stonehaven. https://t.co/uAdnR2US4y

— Edinburgh Trams (@EdinburghTrams) August 18, 2020

Stonehaven - One Minute's Silence@ScotRail have agreed to hold a one minute’s silence on Wednesday 19th August 2020 at 09.43 – the time the #Stonehaven incident was reported. @RMTunion members and Railway colleagues across Britain will also fall silent.

— RMT (@RMTunion) August 17, 2020

A One Minute's Silence has been agreed with @ScotRail this Wednesday at 09.43 – the time the #Stonehaven incident was reported. Our General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, will join members plus colleagues across Britain's railway network in falling silent. pic.twitter.com/g92Q1xq35n

— TSSA (@TSSAunion) August 17, 2020

Firefighters across the UK will join in a minute's silence to honour the three people who died in the Stonehaven train derailment.

We stand in solidarity with our @RMTunion and @ASLEFunion comrades and hold the families and friends of the victims of this tragedy in our thoughts. https://t.co/IK3vbDywYz

— Fire Brigades Union (@fbunational) August 17, 2020

@WomeninRail will be joining our colleagues across Britain’s railway network for a minute silence at 09:43 on Wednesday 19 August, to remember the three lives lost during the #Stonehaven incident and their families, who have had their lives torn apart by this tragic event. https://t.co/A1zMOaRK7T

— Women in Rail (@WomeninRail) August 17, 2020