British Railway Disasters: Lessons learned from tragedies on the tracks

Robin Jones

Dec 2019 · Mortons Books

About this ebook

This is the story of how Britain’s railway disasters, horrific though they may be, change the network for the better through the crucial lessons that are learned. 

It starts with fatalities on early mining tramways before the dawn of the steam age and takes the story up to the present day. While many of Britain’s worst tragedies are covered in depth, such as Quintinshill in 1915 and Harrow & Wealdstone in 1952, the book also looks at others that had resounding consequences for safety.

About the author

Robin Jones is a widely published and highly respected journalist who specialises in heritage transportation and industrial archaeology subjects.

Robin contributes news and feature material on a regular basis across a wide range of railway titles and has written many books on Britain’s railway history. He is currently the editor of Heritage Railway Magazine.

By the same author: Moors Steam, The Rocket Men: George & Robert Stephenson, Mallard 75 - Celebrating Britain's greatest steam moments, Brunel's Big Railway - How the GWR stretched from Paddington to Penzance ... and New York!, Beeching – 50 years of the axeman, Beeching – The inside track, Beating Beeching - Britain’s railways fight back from the axe, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, West Coast - The 175th Anniversary of Britain’s busiest steam line.