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Plane crash couple 'just married' Plane wreckage removed from line
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A couple killed in a light aircraft crash in Staffordshire had got married just months earlier. Most of the wreckage of a light aircraft which crashed onto a railway line killing three people has been been removed by air accident investigators.
A spokeswoman for British Transport Police (BTP) said Nick O'Brien, 35, and his wife, Emma, 29, both from Solihull, West Midlands, married in August 2008. The pilot Alan Matthews, 59, along with Nick O'Brien, 35, and his wife, Emma, 29, all from the West Midlands, died in the crash near Stafford, on Friday.
The couple were on the plane and were killed with its pilot Alan Matthews, 59, when it hit power lines above the West Coast Main Line on Friday. Network Rail said engineers were repairing power cables above the West Coast Mainline which were damaged.
Post-mortem tests on the three people are expected to take place on Sunday. The section of track should be open in time for Monday's rush hour, it added.
A BTP spokeswoman also said the couple from Shirley in Solihull had two children, Callum, aged 10, and 18-month-old Joel. Train operators were running a reduced service on the West Coast Mainline on Sunday, with rail replacement buses adding to journey times.Investigators spent most of Saturday gathering evidence from the crash site
In a statement issued through BTP Mr Matthews' wife Jenny paid tribute to her "loving, caring" husband who "would help anybody and loved flying". Tributes have been paid to the victims of the crash.
Mr and Mrs O'Brien, from Shirley, Solihull, who married last August, were passengers in the plane which crashed when it hit power lines above the track at Little Haywood.
The couple had two children, Callum, aged 10, and 18-month-old Joel, a British Transport Police spokeswoman said.
It is understood that Mr O'Brien knew the pilot Mr Matthews, from Walsall, through his work.
Mr Matthews' wife Jenny paid tribute to her "loving, caring" husband in a statement. She said he would help anybody and loved flying.
Mr Matthews is registered as company director of Sittles Farm Flying Club, near Lichfield, Staffordshire.Mr Matthews is registered as company director of Sittles Farm Flying Club, near Lichfield, Staffordshire.
Investigators spent most of Saturday gathering evidence from the crash site Club member Richard Morris said: "He (Alan) was a very nice chap and he was one of our long-standing members at the club. RAIL ENQUIRIES For more information on train times call 08457 48 49 50 class="" href="http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/">National Rail Enquiries The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites
Club member Richard Morris said: "He (Alan) was a very nice chap and he was one of our long-standing members at the club.
"We are all deeply shocked to hear of this accident - he was a very good, experienced flyer and we are just totally shocked really.""We are all deeply shocked to hear of this accident - he was a very good, experienced flyer and we are just totally shocked really."
Inspectors from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch have been examining the scene at Little Haywood since the crash shortly before 1200 GMT on Friday. Inspectors from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch have been examining the scene since the crash shortly before 1200 GMT on Friday.
The incident has had a massive impact on rail travel through the area affecting trains from London to the North West and Scotland. The incident has had an impact on rail travel through the area affecting trains from London to the North West and Scotland.
Delays and cancellations are expected to continue throughout Sunday and BTP has advised travellers to check with their train operator before setting out. Glen MacDonald of Virgin Trains, said: "The advice to people is that they should allow extra time for their journey.
RAIL ENQUIRIES For more information on train times call 08457 48 49 50 class="" href="http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/">National Rail Enquiries The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites "Journeys will take longer than normal, 45 to 60 minutes longer than normal, and they should check the times of trains before they travel."
Glen MacDonald, spokesman for Virgin Trains, said: "The advice to people is that they should allow extra time for their journey. Replacement buses put on by London Midland are also running to local stations in the area.
"Journeys will take longer than normal, 45 to 60 minutes longer than normal, and they should check the times of trains before they travel.
"Services may be a little crowded but we're running the most trains that we can in the circumstances."
Meanwhile, work has continued at the crash site to recover evidence from the scene and recover the wreckage of the aircraft.