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Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
Railway Accidents - Report on the Derailment which occurred on 20th November 1955 at Milton (near Didcot) in the Western Region, British Railways
Derailment of Britannia Pacific 70026 "Polar Star" hauling an excursion train from Treherbert to Paddington. Caused by excessive speed through a crossover, the engine and three coaches rolled down an embankment with 11 fatalities.
Handrails on the Britannia's smoke deflectors was considered to have contributed to the accident by obscuring vision and the class was modified to have hand holds rather than rails.
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Cover Condition: Very Good
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Format: Softback
ISBN: ---
Pages: 18
Cover Type: Card Boards
Publisher: HMSO
Year: 1956
Language: English
Edition: First reprint