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Pages 236 to 237. Railway company: 1875; Midland Railway. Notes: Report on the accident...

Catalogue reference: RAIL 1053/64/131

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RAIL 1053/64/131
Date
1875
Description

Pages 236 to 237. Railway company: 1875; Midland Railway.

Notes: Report on the accident that occurred to a passenger train on 24 August 1875, near Kilnhurst, from the fracture of a carriage-wheel tyre. Includes "Diagram of Tyre - belonging to Midland Railway Co. Composite No. 68, Broken at Kilnhurst 24 August 1875. Mark on Tyre - S.Butcher & Co. Bessemer Steel, 4044-5x75".

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The National Archives, Kew
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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10300219/

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