Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service described it as a"major incident" and said 50 firefighters had been sent to the scene.A casualty centre has been set up at St Mark's Church on St Mark's Avenue in Salisbury.A Network Rail spokesperson said:"At around 7pm, the rear carriage of the 17.08 Great Western Railway service from Portsmouth Harbour to Bristol Temple Meads derailed after striking an object on its approach to Salisbury station.
"The derailment knocked out all of the signalling in the area. Subsequently, the 17.20 South Western Railway service from London Waterloo to Honiton then collided with the Bristol train.
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