LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Purley rail crash

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

5 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:56

Description

Linda Duffin reports from Purley, South London on a serious train crash where locals rushed to help emergency services; and reaction from Transport Minister Michael Portillo. Includes eyewitness accounts from Fred Williams, Steve Little and local resident James Taylor; survivor Martin Guilfile(?) tells of his experience on board.

Contributors

Fred Williams; Steve Little; Martin Guilfile(?)

Keywords

London; Emergency services; Trains; Railway accidents; Accidental death; Clapham Junction railway accident (1988); Michael Portillo; Purley; Purley station railway accident (1989)

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