THE hero driver of the Salisbury train crash is 74-year-old Robin Tandy, it emerged last night.

       He was left with life-changing -injuries after applying the emergency brake and flinging himself across his cab.

       The hero driver of the Salisbury train crash has been revealed

       His quick thinking when his train collided with another in a tunnel is said to have prevented many -casualties and deaths amid heavy rain on Sunday night.

       Mr Tandy has worked on the railways since he was 15 and has been a driver since the 1970s. He is described as a “legend”.

       Friend and colleague Kevin Regan called him “probably the most experienced driver on the network if not the country”.

       He said: “How no passengers were killed or more seriously injured is beyond me.

       "He must have only had about six seconds to react.”

       It was suggested yesterday the crash which injured 12 passengers was probably caused by leaves on the line.

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       An initial report revealed the driver of a South Western Rail service braked at a red light but skidded into the side of a Great Western Railway train.

       The Rail Accident Investigation Board said in a statement: “Evidence suggests the most likely cause of this was wheelslide.”

       Robin Tandy was left with life-changing -injuries after applying the emergency brake and flinging himself across his cab Credit: Facebook 3

       It was suggested yesterday the crash which injured 12 passengers was probably caused by leaves on the line Credit: Hyde News & Pictures 3

       All of the passengers were evacuated from the carriages Credit: Sunonline 3

       Robin Tandy was initially trapped in his cab Credit: Solent

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