You are in RA » Document Archive » Accident at Shawford on 20th July 1952 » Report on the Derailment which occurred on 20th July 1952 at Shawford in the Southern Region British Railways

Report on the Derailment which occurred on 20th July 1952 at Shawford in the Southern Region British Railways

Document Summary

The report on the derailment of a passenger train at Shawford in 1952.

This document was published on 7th October 1952 by Ministry of Transport.

It was written by Brigadier C. A. Langley.

This item is linked to the Accident at Shawford on 20th July 1952

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 27th December 2006.

Copyright Information

This document is Crown Copyright, and is subject to the terms governing the reproduction of crown copyright material. Depending on the status and age of the original document, you may need an OPSI click-use license if you wish to reproduce this material, and other restrictions may apply. Please see this explanation for further details.

"The 3.24 pm. Southampton Central to Waterloo passenger train, comprising seven coaches drawn by a 4-6-0 type Lord Nelson class engine, was approaching Shawford Station on the Up Local line at about 30 m.p.h. when the driver mistook the signals ahead and passed the Up Local Home at Danger. This signal, which controls the exit from the Up Local to the Up Through a quarter of a mile ahead, was being maintained at Danger in order to give preference to a Southampton Docks to Waterloo Boat Train on the Up Through line. The local train over-ran for a distance of 560 yards and went through the sand-drag at the end of the trap siding. The engine overturned down a 20 feet high embankment and was followed by the tender and leading coach, both of which were derailed, hut fortunately remained upright. There were no casualties among the 70 passengers, nor were any of the crew injured."

Have Your Say

Does the franchise model just need technical changes or would a concession system be better?

or just view the results

Mailing List

Join our 1664 other members and sign up to receive the RA newsletter, with links to all new documents and other site news...

See how our privacy policy protects your address.

Donate

Please consider donating to help with our running costs.