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Report on the Collision which occurred on 23rd November, 1948, at Bainton Public Level Crossing near Uffington & Barnack Station (London Midland Region, British Railways)

Document Summary

The report into the collision between a freight train and a horse-drawn cart at Bainton level crossing in 1948.

This document was published on 27th January 1949 by Ministry of Transport.

It was written by Brigadier C. A. Langley.

This item is linked to the Accident at Bainton Level Crossing on 23rd November 1948

The original document format was Stapled Book, and comprised 5 pages.

This document was kindly sourced from Stuart Johnson and is in our Accident reports collection. It was added to the Archive on 13th November 2006.

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"The 7.12 am. Up stopping freight train Peterborough to Stamford running under clear signals at a speed of about 25 m.p.h., struck the second of two horse-drawn carts which were crossing the line from the direction of Bainton. The gates were demolished and I regret to report that... the Crossing Keeper, was killed."

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