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Britain's Railway Disasters
Language: en
Pages: 402
Authors: Michael Foley
Categories: Transportation
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Passengers on the early railways took their lives in their hands every time they got on board a train. It was so dangerous that they could buy an insurance poli
British Railway Disasters
Language: en
Pages: 269
Authors: Robin Jones
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-12-01 - Publisher: Mortons Books

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This is the story of how Britain’s railway disasters, horrific though they may be, change the network for the better through the crucial lessons that are lear
The Quintinshill Conspiracy
Language: en
Pages: 317
Authors: Adrian Searle
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-10-01 - Publisher: Wharncliffe

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It was the railway's Titanic. A horrific crash involving five trains in which 230 died and 246 were injured, it remains the worst disaster in the long history o
Red for Danger
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: L. T. C. Rolt
Categories: Railroad accidents
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009 - Publisher: History Press

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A classic work that must be included in the library of any railway enthusiast
Derail
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: Nicholas Faith
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Pan Macmillan

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Derail is an analysis of the most dramatic, bizarre and terrifying rail accidents over the past 150 years. It asks what lessons have been learned from past disa