THE family of a Warminster man, killed in the 2004 Berkshire train crash, will gather at the site today to mark the second anniversary of the disaster.

Leslie Matthews, 72, was one of seven killed when a high speed London to Plymouth train carrying around 300 people ploughed into the car of Brian Drysdale, 48, which was parked on the level crossing at Ufton Nervet.

There is still no date for an inquest into the death of the Mr Matthews and the seven others including Mr Drysdale, from Reading, Berkshire.

Dr Elizabeth Capewell, coordinator of the Ufton Nervet Train Crash Network, said: With all disasters, but especially this one, the strength of the survivor guilt is incredible.

"It's very important for people to understand that recovery is a round-about, up and down process, and at times like this problems may well up again, and there is still more to be done. They just need to hold firm and stick with it. There's no easy cure."

As for the inquest, she said the delay is causing distress.

She said: "It's just another element of uncertainty because we don't know when it will happen. It looks like the earliest it is going to happen now is the end of next year."