The train driver killed in a train crash in Bedford has been named as Shaun Burton.
Network Rail said the disaster on Friday had been a “tragic, isolated incident”.
Now, the family of Mr Burton, 60, have paid tribute to him, saying they are “devastated”.
The 60-year-old died when the East Midlands Railway (EMR) train he was driving crashed into the back of another on the same line shortly after 5pm on Friday.
Shaun Burton was pronounced dead at the scene
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In a tribute issued by the British Transport Police (BTP), his family said: “We are devastated by his loss.
“Our thoughts are also with those affected by this incident.”
BTP said the family have asked “for their privacy to be respected as they begin to come to terms with this devastating loss”.
“Our thoughts continue to be with them and his colleagues at East Midlands Railway,” a BTP spokesperson said.
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