Red for Danger: A History of Railway Accidents and Railway Safety

Red for Danger: A History of Railway Accidents and Railway Safety

BookRed for Danger
Revised byGeoffrey Kichenside
PublisherPan Books Ltd
First Published byJohn Lane The Bodley Head Limited
Printed byRichard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
LocationLondon
This Edition Published1986
Pages / Font307 pages
ISBN 100330291890
ISBN 139870330191897
EAN 590000
Edition No.4
Price£2.95
Printer's Key9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
ChaptersPreface Introductory Double line collisions of early days Blow-ups and breakdowns Bridge failures - storm and tempest Other men's responsibilities - permanent way faults and runaway locomotives Single line collisions High speed derailments Stray wagons and breakaways Signalmen's errors, 1890-1937 Drivers' errors, 1890-1940 Other people's responsibilities, technical faults and the general public 1945-1980 How much automation? Chronological index of accidents mentioned in the text Bibliography
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