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Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Preston on 26th January 1920

Document Summary

The report on the collision of a goods train with a light engine at Preston in 1920.

This document was published on 18th February 1920 by Ministry of Transport.

It was written by Major G. L. Hall (RE).

This item is linked to the Accident at Preston on 16th January 1920

The original document format was Bound Volume, and comprised 6 pages.

This document was kindly sourced from Stuart Johnson and is in our Accident reports collection. It was added to the Archive on 18th October 2007.

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"In this case a L. & Y. goods train, which was travelling north from Preston on the down Fleetwood line, came into collision with a L. & N.W. light engine, which was standing on the line waiting to set back into the engine shed road.

The collision resulted in shock or minor injury to the driver of the light engine and the fireman and guard of the goods train. Both engines were damaged."

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