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Report on the Accident that occurred at Newport High Street on 19th August 1938

Document Summary

The report on the collision of a passenger train with stop blocks at Newport High Street station in 1938.

This document was published on 12th October 1938 by Ministry of Transport.

It was written by Col. A. C. Trench.

This item is linked to the Accident at Newport High Street on 19th August 1938

The original document format was Paper, and comprised 5 pages.

This document was kindly sourced from Office of Rail and Road and is in our Accident reports collection. It was added to the Archive on 12th March 2008.

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"The 11.54 p-m. train, Newport to Bristol, on leaving the down platform line, was diverted along a spur line and struck the stop block at the end, adjacent to the parapet over the River Usk Bridge. The stop block was demolished and forced forward some 5 yards until the engine came to a stand after striking and distorting the lattice girder parapet; all wheels of the engine were derailed and its leading end, mainly the bogie and the buffer beam, was damaged. There was also some slight damage to buffers and headstocks of two of the passenger coaches, but the remainder of the train was undamaged and subsequently proceeded to Bristol. Three passengers suffered minor injuries, owing to the sudden stoppage of the train."

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