Railway Accidents by Greg Morse
Though trains are one of the safest forms of transport, train accidents always make headline news. Their history is, in many ways, the history of technological development and learning. Early incidents like the felling of William Huskisson MP by Stephenson's Rocket in 1830 led to the reporting systems we know today, while within 50 years safer signalling and braking methods had been made mandatory. Greg Morse charts these changes, taking the story on through the twentieth century, which saw advances in track design and train protection systems, but which ended with a stark reminder that accidents always have more than one cause.-
The 1930s Home
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British Sheep Breeds
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Fashion in the Time of Jane Austen
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Walled Kitchen Gardens
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The Arts and Crafts Garden
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Thames Mudlarking
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Medieval Tiles
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The 1960s Home
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Dry Stone Walls
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British Fossils
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English Drinking Glasses 16751825
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Sentimental Jewellery
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Bletchley Park
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The Victorian Asylum
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The 1950s Home
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Capability Brown and the English Landscape Garden
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Fashion in the 1940s
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Stained Glass
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Coin Finds in Britain
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Old Letter Boxes
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Patchwork and Quilting in Britain
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William De Morgan
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Making Craft Cider
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The 1940s Home
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Buttons
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Canal Arts and Crafts
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Land Rover
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The Victorian Home
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Beauty and Cosmetics 1550 to 1950
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Longcase Clocks
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Bells and Bellringing
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The Merchant Navy
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Railway Posters
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Looms and Weaving
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Gertrude Jekyll
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Gargoyles and Grotesques
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Witches and Witchcraft
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The Victorian Workhouse
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British Railways in the 1950s and 60s
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The Victorian Garden
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The NHS
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Corgi Toys
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The Green Man
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The Victorian Cemetery
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Church Misericords and Bench Ends
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Stationary Steam Engines
Greg Morse was instilled with a love of trains at an early age and has written many articles on railway history. He is privileged to work within the industry he loves as an Operational Safety Specialist.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780747813712 |
| ISBN 10 | 074781371X |
| Title | Railway Accidents |
| Author | Greg Morse |
| Series | Shire Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2014-10-10 |
| Number of pages | 72 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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