Rules, Guides & Ephemera
Department of Transport
Railway Accident - Report on the Accident that occurred on 22nd December 1978 at Milford Level Crossing in the Southern Region British Railways
Department of Transport
Railway Accident - Report on the Collisions that occurred on 18th August 1981 at Parks Bridge Junction and on 13th November 1981 at Bromley Junction in the Southern Region of British Railways
Department of Transport
Railway Accident - Report on the Derailment that occurred on 8th September 1978 at Waterloo Station in the Southern Region of British Railways
Department of Transport
Railway Accident - Report on the Derailment that occurred on 30th July 1984 near Polmont in the Scottish Region, British Railways
Report on the fatal Polmont accident when a Class 47 push-pull Edinburgh to Glasgow train derailed with the driving brake leading.
Department of Transport
Railway Accident - Report on the Collision that occurred on 6th August 1975 at Weaver Junction in the London Midland Region British Railways
Collision between a Freightliner train hauled by Class 86 86103 and a tank wagon train hauled by Class 40 40189. Damage was extensive to trains and running lines. The Class 40 was subsequently withdrawn. Report with photographs and large foldout diagram.
Department of Transport
Railway Accidents - Report on the Derailments that occurred on Continuous Welded Rail Track at Lichfield, Somerton and Sandy, British Railways, during June and July 1969 and on the General safety of this form of Track
Enquiry into CWR track distortions after its first introduction by BR in 1962. This analysed reported incidents in 1969 and focused on four separate derailments related to track buckling. An initial report was issued in 1970 and the final in 1974.
Department of Transport
Railway Accident - Report on the Fire that occurred in a Sleeping-Car Train on 6th July 1978 at Taunton in the Western Region, British Railways
Report on the Class 47 hauled Penzance to Paddington sleeper fire at Taunton in 1978 resulting in loss of twelve lives. Report with photographs and fold-out diagram.
