Document Summary

The report into the Cowden accident, which occurred when a train passed a signal at danger and collided with a train on a single line section.

This document was published on 31st October 1995 by Health and Safety Executive.

It was written by Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate.

This item is linked to the Accident at Cowden on 15th October 1994

The original document format was Stapled Book, and comprised 49 pages.

This document was kindly sourced from Ian Brightmore and is in our Accident reports collection. It was added to the Archive on 10th September 2005.

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Railway Accident at Cowden: A Report of the Inquiry into the Collision between two Passenger Trains which occurred at Cowden on 15 October 1994...