Railways Archive: latest documents http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk A free online archive of key historical documents relating to the history of the UK's railways en-gb Sat, 4 Feb 2012 14:42:46 GMTSat, 4 Feb 2012 14:42:46 GMT railwaysRSS v3.0 archivist@railwaysarchive.co.uk (Archivist) archivist@railwaysarchive.co.uk (Archivist) © railwaysarchive.co.uk (all rights reserved) 15 Railways Archive: latest documentshttp://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/siteimages/mainlogoshort.png http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Fourstones on 13th October 1856SPAD leads to a rear-end collision which injures 6. Though the driver erred, the underlying cause was the way the section of railway was worked, and the inadequate signalling arrangements therefor.http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=3030Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:20:17 GMThttp://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=3030Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Sittingbourne on 4th January 1861The report on the derailment of a passenger train, caused by a broken tyre, including a long essay by Capt. Tyler on contemporary methods of tyre construction and fitting.http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=3937Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:36:37 GMThttp://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=3937Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Shilton - Stretton on 9th February 1861The report on the derailment of a goods train, following which a mail train collided with the wreckage, between Shilton and Stretton (later Brinklow) stations on the Trent Valley main line.http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=3936Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:18:18 GMThttp://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=3936Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Queen Street on 8th April 1861The report on a collision between an arriving train and derailed empty coaches at Glasgow Queen Street station.http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=3933Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:28:08 GMThttp://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=3933Gauge Evidence: The History and Prospects of the Railway System, Illustrated by the Evidence Given Before the Gauge CommissionThe report on the problems of having multiple gauges, which led to the 1846 gauge act mandating standard gauge for all future railways.http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=413Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:52:02 GMThttp://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=413Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at London Bridge on 14th February 1861The report on a head-on collision in fog between arriving and departing passenger trains at London Bridge (low level).http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=3925Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:25:55 GMThttp://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=3925Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Lochwinnoch on 27th May 1861The report on the derailment of an express train at a spot where track maintenance was taking place.http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=3924Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:08:20 GMThttp://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=3924Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Lincoln on 14th January 1861The report on the derailment of a mixed train following the breakage of a tyre on the locomotive.http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=3923Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:03:35 GMThttp://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=3923Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Kirkdale Junction on 20th January 1861The report on a collision between a passenger train and wagons wrongly placed on a running line, in fog.http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=3922Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:52:37 GMThttp://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=3922Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Hampton Court Branch Junction on 20th June 1861The report on a collision between an express and a train of empty coaches at Hampton Court Junction.http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=3921Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:27:56 GMThttp://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=3921