A person has died after being hit by a steam engine, marking the first such death on the public railway in nearly 60 years.
The locomotive was on its way to London to pick up passengers for a Remembrance Day trip on Wednesday morning.
The person was struck by the steam engine at Hanwell station in west London at around 6.30am.
It is believed to be the first death on the public railway involving a steam locomotive since they were withdrawn from service by British Railways in 1968.
Now, around 500 steam trains run across the UK each year.
The engine, the 34028 Eddystone locomotive, was due
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