Results
130 results found for '"Railway accidents"' in Keywords.
Kilburn underground crash (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the train crash at Kilburn on the London Underground. Includes interviews with engineer Ted Andrews; signalman Glendan Cadogan; London Regional Transport Director John Cope. Female reporter not...
1984 rail safety (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the Chair of the London Regional Passenger Committee on rail safety and the bad record that 1984 has had. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.
Falkirk rail disaster (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the Falkirk rail disaster (30/07/84), caused by a cow wandering onto the tracks. With comment from survivors Michael Hadlington(?), Jeff Choman(?) and Jane Choman(?); Doctor William Thomson(?)....
Newcastle rail crash (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the Newcastle upon Tyne rail crash (01/08/84). Survivors and British Rail Area Manager, Peter Taylor(?), comment. Male reporter and female interviewer not identified.
Driver killed in underground crash (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Report on a London Underground rail crash which killed a driver. Engineer Ian McClaine(?) describes the crash; passengers involved give their account of the carnage; ambulanceman Edward Clayton and Fire...
Battersea Park Station train crash (1985)
- Genre
- Vox pop
Interview with passengers and rescue workers who were involved in a rail crash after the high-speed Gatwick Express collided with a commuter train at Battersea Park Station (31/05/85). Female interviewer not...
Lockington rail crash (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
A crash on an unmanned railway crossing in Lockington, Humberside (26/07/86) has caused concern about safety on the railways, although British Rail has disputed claims that crossing lights were not working...
Lockington rail crash (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
An unidentified female victim of the Lockington rail crash (26/07/86), in which a passenger train struck a van on a level crossing, describes the incident, and how she escaped from the wreckage. Male...
Express trains crash in Staffordshire (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report from the scene of the collision of two express trains in Staffordshire. Includes British Rail manager Cyril Gleesdale on the causes of the accident and the survival of the two drivers who jumped from...
Floods collapse railway bridge in Wales (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Welsh Secretary Peter Walker at the scene of the collapsed bridge over the River Tywi after flooding which claimed four lives in a railway tragedy at Llandeilo. Reporter not identified. Ends abruptly.