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Red for danger; a history of railway accidents and railway safety precautions.
LIBRA 385.81 R658
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Rupp Collection HE1783.G7 R6 1955
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rolt, L. T. C., 1910-1974.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Railroad accidents--Great Britain--History.
- Railroad accidents.
- Railroads.
- Industrial safety.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Railroads--Great Britain--Safety measures--History.
- Railroad accidents--Great Britain.
- Railroads--Great Britain--Safety measures.
- Physical Description:
- 225 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bodley Head, [1955]
- Contents:
- Double line collisions of early days
- Blow-ups and breakdowns
- Bridge failures- storm and tempest
- Other men's responsibilities- permanent way faults and runaway locomotives
- Single line collisions
- High speed derailments
- Stray wagons and breakaways
- Latterday collissions- signalmen's errors
- Latterday collisions- drivers' errors.
- Notes:
- "Source bibliography": page [221].
- OCLC:
- 7167409
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