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Summaries and returns of accidents and reports on certain accidents; includes fire...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1053/157
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This record is about the Summaries and returns of accidents and reports on certain accidents; includes fire... dating from 1971 in the series Board of Trade Railway Department and Ministry of Transport: Reports and Returns. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 1053/157
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1971
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Description (What the record is about)
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Summaries and returns of accidents and reports on certain accidents; includes fire on a diesel Multiple-Unit Passenger Train at Bescar Lane near Southport (9 May 1971), derailment at Tattenhall Junction near Chester (2 July 1971), derailment in Totley Tunnel between Manchester and Sheffield (24 May 1971), derailment and consequent collision at Surbiton (4 July 1971), derailment at Copyhold Junction near Haywards Heath (28 June 1971), derailment near Oxenholme (10 Sept 1971), collision at Sharnbrook (27 Nov 1971), collision near Beattock (6 October 1971), collision at Portsmouth and Southsea Station (15 Dec 1971), collision at Lenton South Junction, Nottingham (16 Dec 1971) and report on railway accidents safety record in 1971. (Described at item level).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- MT 6/112
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C194807/
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RAIL 1053
Board of Trade Railway Department and Ministry of Transport: Reports and Returns
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