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Report on the Accident at York on 30th August 1931

Document Summary

The report on the collision of a light engine with a coach at York in 1931.

This document was published on 27th October 1931 by Ministry of Transport.

It was written by Lieut. Colonel E. Woodhouse (RE).

This item is linked to the Accident at York on 30th August 1931

The original document format was Bound Volume, and comprised 7 pages.

This document was kindly sourced from Office of Rail Regulation and is in our Accident reports collection. It was added to the Archive on 4th November 2008.

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"A London and North Eastern light engine, travelling at about 8 miles an hour, collided with a London, Midland and Scottish passenger coach conveying a theatrical company from Rhyl to Scarborough, which was standing on the up engine line on the west side of the station. One passenger was seriously injured through being thrown violently against a doorway in the corridor. Two of the station staff, trained in ambulance work, were in attendance within two or three minutes, and this passenger was dispatched to hospital in the police ambulance about 15 minutes after the accident occurred. Four other passengers, who received cuts and bruises, were attended to on the spot by a doctor who was summoned, and were able to continue their journey."

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