Rules, Guides & Ephemera
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.
Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
Railway Accidents - Report on the Collision which occurred on 7th December, 1957 at Milngavie Junction in the Scottish Region British Railways
Collision of a light engine V3 with a V1 on a Airdrie to Milngavie passenger train, resulting in both locomotives and the two leading coaches being derailed and severely damaged.
Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
Railway Accidents - Report on the Accident which occurred on 14th September 1957 at Allanfearn Station Level Crossing in the Scottish Region, British Railways
Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
Railway Accidents - Report on the Collision which occurred on 30th January 1958 at Dagenham East Station in the Eastern Region British Railways
Collison between two passenger trains hauled by BR Standard Class 4 tank engines in which ten passengers were killed. Report includes fold-out line diagram and line drawing of engine.
Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
Railway Accidents - Report on the Derailment which occurred on 20th January 1954 at Thirsk in the North Eastern Region, British Railways
Derailment of Pacific and leading four carriages of the "Heart of Midlothian".
Ministry of War Transport
Railway Accidents - Report by Colonel A. C. Trench on the Collision which occurred on 10th November, 1945 at Woking on the Southern Railway
Ministry of War Transport
Railway Accidents - Report by Lt.-Colonel Sir Alan Mount on the Derailment of a Passenger Train which occurred on the 30th September 1945 at Bourne End on the London Midland and Scottish Railway
Derailment of Royal Scot 6157 'The Royal Artilleryman' when hauling the overnight Perth to Euston sleeper in which 43 including the driver and fireman were killed.
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MITCHELL, Steuart
British Railways (London Midland Region) Lecture and Debating Society - Information and Decision [1963]
Address given by author, the Deputy Chairman of BR, telling the story of the information available to the Americans in advance of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour and drawing lessons for large organisations such as British Railways.
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MOORHOUSE, Sydney [& London & North Eastern Railway]
Rambles in the West Riding of Yorkshire
The scarce second edition of the guide produced circa 1941. The early 1930s first edition was written by John Hornby (search using 'Hornby' as author).
