PRAYERS and a minute's silence tomorrow will mark the death of a York father in the Selby rail crash.

Christopher Hugh Terry, 30, of Plantation Drive, was named by police.

Mr Terry, a computer software trainer, was a churchwarden at Holy Trinity Church in Micklegate.

He leaves a widow, Vanessa, and two-year-old son, Benedict.

The Archdeacon of York, the the Ven Richard Seed, who is also the church vicar, said today: "Chris was a superb churchwarden and a wonderful guy.

"He was always full of fun, energy and commitment, and he had a wonderful vision for the ministry and mission of the parish."

Tomorrow's service at the church will allow its congregation to remember Mr Terry through a minute's silence and prayers, he said.

Mr Terry also had family in the USA. They are being contacted by police, and are expected to fly to Britain for the funeral, which will not be held for at least 12 days.

The official spokesman for the Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope, said: "Chris was at the highest level of lay ministry in the church and he had held the position for quite some time. He will be terribly missed.

"The main thing now is for us to support Vanessa, who is traumatised."

He said the Minster will ring a half-muffled peal before Sung Eucharist at 10am tomorrow, and a half-muffled quarter peal before Evensong in memory of the victims.

Mr Terry had been travelling to London on the early morning train for business reasons.

Four of the GNER carriages at the crash site have been removed by heavy lifting equipment and laid down in neighbouring fields.

British Transport Police today said it could not rule out finding more bodies.

More relatives of the victims visited the site today.

Accompanied by police officers, the tearful visitors shook their heads with disbelief as officers pointed to the rails where broken wreckage remains.

Flowers were left in an ever-expanding memorial.

North Yorkshire Police have named one of the other victims as Robert Shakespeare, 43, an IT manager from Beverley.

They also named the driver of the train as John Weddle, 47, from Newcastle.

Senior conductor Raymond Robson, 43, from Whitley Bay, near Newcastle, was identified as a victim.

Updated: 13:22 Saturday, March 03, 2001