Investigations into the tragedy are continuing

Gary Tindall, 46, was be buried in the churchyard of St James's Anglican Church in Kirkbride, Cumbria, on Saturday.

Mr Tindall was one of four rail workers killed last Sunday when the wagon hit them on the track near Tebay.

Health and safety experts revealed on Friday that brakes fitted to the trailer were not working.

Makeshift break

It has also been revealed that two rail workers had attempted to stop the runaway wagon involved in the fatal accident.

One of the men was injured as he ran after the 17-ton trailer and held on to it with his bare hands, while the other worker tried to push rails from the vehicle in an attempt to block its path.

Details of the rescue attempt were included in a report by Network Rail safety director John Abbott, which also confirmed the trailer had been secured by wood.

The other men who died in the incident were Chris Waters, 53, of Morecambe, Lancashire, Colin Buckley, 49, of Carnforth, Lancashire, and Darren Burgess, 30, of Carnforth.

Union warning

Hundreds of friends, family and villagers are expected to attend Mr Tindall's service, which will be led by Methodist minister Phil Dew and Anglican dean David Wood.

Mr Tindall was a leading track man who had worked on the railways for 19 years.

The Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) has called on its members not to use trolleys similar to the one involved in the accident until the cause of the tragedy had been conclusively established.

A joint investigation by the British Transport Police and the Health and Safety Executive is continuing.