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Report on the Accident at Crewe on 17th November 1919

Document Summary

The report on the collision of a passenger train with buffer stops in 1919.

This document was published on 8th December 1919 by Ministry of Transport.

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

This item is linked to the Accident at Crewe on 17th November 1919

The original document format was Bound Volume, and comprised 3 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 28th September 2009.

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"In this case, the 10.10 a.m. passenger train from Chester to Crewe, when entering No. 10 bay platform line, collided with the buffer-stop. As a result of the collision, 9 passengers in the train, and 1 on the platform, suffered from shock or minor injury; another passenger in the train had both legs broken. The buffer-stop was pushed forward for about 14 feet, and the wall behind it demolished. An office at the end of the bay line was also considerably damaged."

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