Plans to display a ghoulish sculpture of a Rail crash near the scene of the Paddington disaster have won the backing of a survivor, writes Madeleine Pennell.

One of Britain's most celebrated artists, Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, wants to display his controversial work, London-Paris, which depicts severed limbs amid buckled track, at Paddington Station. It sits at the Royal Academy in London, but the sculptor believes it would have more impact if it was at the terminal.

David Taylor, of Abingdon Road, Didcot, a survivor of October's crash, agreed.

He said: "It is a radical idea. But I personally would like to see it there. One of the things that amazes me is the fact that some horrifying TV ads cannot be shown until after 9pm, when the whole idea behind them is to horrify people. "The Paddington crash was something that claimed a lot of lives and I think there should be reminders of it.

It would no doubt get an adverse reaction from some, but I think that it would act as a memorial.

"You cannot change the fact that 31 people were killed needlessly and they should not be forgotten. "Some people would not want to be reminded but personally I would have no objection whatsoever."

The solicitor representing rail crash victims at the public inquiry, Louise Christian, said: "I think a lot of people are going to find the sculpture upsetting and distasteful."

A Railtrack spokesman said it had not been approached, but would be anxious that nothing on its property should cause offence.