My late father never talked about St Johns, caused him three nervous breakdowns in his lifetime as when it happened, the signalboxes all set to red, the call to cut power was made and my father ran down the lines from his signalbox where he was boxboy at North Kent Jnc to be one of the first railmen to arrive at the carnage. One of the things never reported in the press because it was so shocking was the cases of looting going on and my ol' man knocked out a plain clothes police officer that night because he thought the bloke was rifling one of the dead bodies but the officer was trying to get identities of the dead, he got prosecuted for it too. Then there was the rather sad case as my father was visiting me mum in Mayday hospital when I was 1 month old, police turned up and asked him to accompany them to Hither Green where he had been working relief as part of the inquiry when the Hastings came off the metals, even though he hadn't been on duty they wanted to know all about working stuff etc but it brought back all the St Johns nightmares and he ended up having his first proper breakdown as he hadn't been at HG long having been promoted from Charlton/Charlton Crossing the couple months before. Couldn't fault the railways attitude either, he was offered his own little box at Sole St where he moved on to relief at Hoo and Cuxton and I don't think there was a SE or Central division signalbox he hadn't passed out on before the powerboxes took over and when he retired he got a job as some senior signally chap at the Swanage steam railway... what a career.
@stablestaple
3 жыл бұрын
Very sad - thank you for sharing testimony from your late father. All the best.
@noggin48
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that railway knowledge, the other side of what you don't hear. We invented the things, most boy's from most small, to the oldest of veterans, love the things. But from the first moment, you lay an iron road, where trains of coaches, get pulled by massive powerful steam locomotives, travelling sometimes over 100mph, then reality kicks in. Bring this all up to date, when now you have almost all rail travel, is either hauled or pushed, by electric or diesel, nothing is ultimately any different, somewhere there is a disaster waiting to happen, somewhere in this world. Putting this all into perspective, we are all boy's, shame the female never works it out, as to why we boy's, never grow up (find out at end, why). All forms of traffic, whether road, rail, air or water, are enlaced with built-in disaster, even an innocent Signalman, can get dragged into an awful disaster, and for your young father to witness that looting, adding to that Crashes horror, would and did effect him, for all of his life, that really saddens my internal feelings. Your poor young father, there to help his fellow humans, finds despicable acts taking place. That was so awful to hear, yet alone actually see it, like your young father did, it destroyed all that he was brought up to believe in, shattering his faith in the good in heart. If I have it in my power bequeathed to me, I will travel back through "Time", to lead him out of the Hell that he found! You sound like you are a good man, inspired by your dear father's thoughts, Never Change :) PS. The answer to a female's question, "Why don't boy's and males, ever grow up"? *Answer* "Because our Divine Boss, would never have it, any other way" because we are His Real Children"! Think deep about that one :)
@debshipard1664
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing that. Was interesting 😊
@Gypseygirls
7 ай бұрын
❤🇨🇦
@borderlands6606
7 жыл бұрын
The train on its side, but two people in the sleeping coaches had to be woken up after the crash. Incredible.
@pafachris
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah its the same for me
@josephmarrison4606
4 жыл бұрын
They must have been really heavy sleepers.
@wesleyquinnbine7341
3 жыл бұрын
Indeed.
@xott99
3 жыл бұрын
Bloody madlads they are
@charlesbosse9669
3 жыл бұрын
Borderlands, they probably thought it was a prank
@robnewman6101
Жыл бұрын
Charles Dickens was involved in a terrific train crash accident at Staplehurst in Kent. June 19th 1865. Ten people died in the accident. The accident would prop Dickens to write his finest Ghost Story called The Signalman.
@HayabusaR1300
8 жыл бұрын
Amazing archive footage of railway tragedies from the past.how times have changed in the emergency services and inquiries
@juliequinn5191
6 жыл бұрын
HayabusaR1300 can anyone tell me if an accident on the train line of Lepton, West Yorkshire England occurred back in the 1930s-1940s when they wore pearls,furs,tweeds and feathers..ect and men wore suits n hats.
@Dreadtower
5 жыл бұрын
HayabusaR1300 “Red for Danger”; L.T.C. Rolt is a classic text on railway accidents and the development of rail safety. A very good read which I thoroughly recommend.
@jamesyates8942
3 жыл бұрын
@@Dreadtower ex
@ianashenden2877
5 жыл бұрын
Compulsive viewing and the most comprehensive and indepth docu on newsreel railway disasters in the uk, upto mid twentieth century, until right at the end, where it goes 'off the rails' As no steam was involved at Hither green.
@robertjones-eb4xo
3 жыл бұрын
I can only say when I was a kid 50s our Pub was full of BR Drivers ,Firemen Guards , unbelievable nowdays.
@plhebel1
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this informative work about rail tragedies and mishaps with-in the UK,, Everyone thats a rail fan should give an up vote for this posting. RIP those that died in these wrecks,, Only positive thing that came from the loss of life is the safety built into today's rail systems around the world.
@bob23301
3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating, horrifying and heartbreaking in equal measure.......RIP to all those lost souls.
@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329
3 жыл бұрын
Harrow and Wealdstone was the worst railway disaster in history
@andrewtaylor5984
Жыл бұрын
Only the worst peacetime disaster. Quintinshill claimed 226 lives, including 214 troops.
@didzee002
3 жыл бұрын
After the Hither Green accident,my friend's Father had the job of picking up the body parts left.He said he felt an other worldly presence,and it really unnerved him .(The bit he really didn't like was putting heads and other bits in his sack).He was a strong man but this upset him.
@johnstudd4245
2 жыл бұрын
Ummm... yeah
@paulreilly3904
2 жыл бұрын
I bet it bloody did. I'm a fairly nerveless sort of bloke, but that could really give you bad images in your head. I admire people who can do such work.
@louisvilleslugger3979
5 жыл бұрын
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE BRITISH NARRATORS! Seems like Ive heard this one many times before
@petermernagh9991
4 жыл бұрын
He narrated Thomas the Tank also
@tallpaska5913
2 жыл бұрын
@@petermernagh9991 🤣
@johndavies9270
3 жыл бұрын
The Great Bridgeford crash got a lot of publicity for some reason, considering it was a comparatively small incident. Someone who knew the railwaymen involved told me that the driver and fireman, who both survived, refused to ever speak to one another again afterwards, so what happened on the footplate was never recorded! The Sutton Coldfield derailment, on the other hand seems to get little coverage - almost forgotten save locally. My old art master at school told me of a boy, given a new camera, who was standing on the footbridge above the line; he photographed the train as it ran towards him, turned while winding the film on, and it was spread across the platforms below him. Very sad, very moving.
@hughrainbird43
3 жыл бұрын
The Lewisham (St John's) accident, together with the Manchester United Munich air crash a few months later, are two tragedies which marked my boyhood. I was both a railway enthusiast and a keen follower of football. As a southeast Londoner (I lived my first three and a half years just a stone's throw from Hither Green loco depot), such an awful accident occurring locally on a railway line which to me meant exciting visits to London during the school holidays, was traumatic indeed. Additionally my Uncle Jack, who worked in an office in Cannon Street in the City, often travelled home to Hayes by train at about this time in the evening, so there was some concern about him when news of the accident spread. Simplistically it was just another case of a "SPAD" (Signal Passed at Danger) but as with many disasters, there was a long chain of events leading up to tragedy. The Ramsgate-based loco that should have hauled the 4:56 p.m. businessman's train from Cannon Street to Ramsgate was "failed" at Bricklayers Arms depot after its "up" working to London earlier in the day. No replacement was available at the "Brick", so a favour was called from Stewart's Lane Depot, the "head" shed of the 73 group which provided motive power in London for the services to Kent. "Battle pf Britain" Class Light Pacific 34066 "Spitfire" - fresh from overhaul - was available, and dispatched. But it was a foggy afternoon, and 34066's journey around South London was often delayed as "paths" through the busy and already disrupted rail traffic were hard to find. It ran via Nunhead, then crossing the viaduct it's tender would later demolish to Charlton, where it reversed and eventually ran tender-first up to Cannon Street. The train stock and the Ramsgate crew who were to take the train were waiting in the cold and fog at Cannon Street until well past departure time before their engine arrived. The tenders of the first batch of Bulleid Light Pacific steam locomotives, of which "Spitfire" was one, had a water capacity of 4,500 gallons , and about half of that amount had been consumed during its delayed journey. This concerned the Ramsgate men, as having sufficient water for their journey is always on the mind of a steam engine crew. Their first booked stop after the climb out of London up to the North Downs was at Tonbridge, which would mean stretching their resources, especially if their were more delays in traffic due to the uncertain weather conditions. There was no facility for taking water at the platform at Cannon Street, the nearest water available was on the far side of the bridge over the Thames outside the station, and rather than delay the train further, the driver asked for an out of course water stop at Sevenoaks to be added to their schedule. The train made its delayed departure from Cannon Street, across the river bridge, and through the Borough junction to London Bridge and onwards across the arches of the viaduct, part of which had been London's first passenger carrying railway, the London & Greenwich, towards New Cross. Ahead of them was the 5:18 pm electric commuter train from Charing Cross to Hayes, This would leave the main Tonbridge line at Parkes Bridge Junction to run via Ladywell , Catford and Elmers End to its destination. The signalman at Parkes Bridge box stopped the 5:18 at this junction (there is some indication of confusion in the signalman's identification of the train here, not difficult in the conditions) but he correctly protected the line behind the train by setting the signals at danger. The 4:56 Ramsgate was now passing through New Cross Station and into the deep brick-lined cutting with its tunnel-like overbridges that lies between New Cross and St Johns. The colour light signals that control this stretch of line have "repeaters" to ensure that they are easily sighted by train crews in these close conditions, but 34066 ran on past two successive signals set at "caution", the driver not sighting them, and the fireman only noticing the last at St Johns and shouting across to his driver "That one was at danger!". At an estimated 30 mph, 34066 collided with the rear, tenth coach of the Hayes electric just beyond the Nunhead line viaduct. This rear coach was forced into the ninth carriage, breaking a coupling, and telescoping that into the eighth coach ahead of it, while the impact caused 34066's tender to derail, and swing around to crash against one the piers supporting the viaduct, bringing it down on the first wrecked carriage of its train. Another electric train on the Nunhead to Lewisham line above was just halted before it plunged from the viaduct on to the carnage below. There were 90 deaths, mostly in the rearmost coaches of the ten-car Hayes train and the front of the Ramsgate train, and 173 serious injuries. The guard of the Hayes train was killed, but the crew of 34066 survived. Work went on all night and during the following morning to clear the wreckage. The local population, in the spirit of the "Blitz" offered help and the warmth and succour of their homes to the survivors. After the Harrow & Wealdstone disaster of 1952, "Automatic Train Control of the Warning Type" had been recommended, but in 1957 British Railways were still installing "AWS" on their system, and perhaps surprisingly, the busy commuter routes out of Charing Cross and Cannon Street had not yet been equipped. That would arguably have prevented this accident, and saved all those lives. The jury at the inquest into the deaths caused by the accident found for "gross negligence", but the Coroner commuted this to "accidental death" the British Transport Commission report of the inquiry into the accident found no fault with the signalling, but noted that in poor visibility, the driver had passed two signals at caution, but had only tried to stop the train after the fireman's warning that he had passed a third signal at red. The BR Rulebook states that a driver should "ensure that he has his fireman free of his duties to assist him in sighting signals". The driver was tried twice for manslaughter. At the first trial, the jury could not agree a verdict; and he was acquitted at the second. The line was re-opened on 12th December , and a "temporary" girder bridge tor the Nunhead line, which is still in use today, was opened on the 13th January 1958. 34066 "Spitfire" was relatively undamaged by the impact - the smoke deflectors of its "air smoothed" front end can be glimpsed in some of this footage - unlike the more flimsy electric train carriages which were of basically wooden - bodied construction with a thin steel sheet exterior. It was returned to service, but was not one of about half of the "Light Pacifics" that were being rebuilt from Bulleid's original condition to a BR design from 1957 onwards. It was bizarrely - or macabrely - in demand in the early 1960's for haulage of some of the enthusiast's trains which marked the withdrawal of steam, and the closure of some lines on the Central and Eastern sections BR's Southern Region , and has also been the subject of models from manufacturers in both "OO" and "N" Gauges. It was withdrawn in September 1966 after nineteen years' service, and broken up by Buttigiegs of Newport in January 1967.
@angelachouinard4581
3 жыл бұрын
I found your detailed report fascinating. Thank you for the time and effort it took to share.
@hughrainbird43
3 жыл бұрын
@@angelachouinard4581 A stark reminder about what can happen when responsible people are under pressure and fail to follow procedures. Perhaps we could all be guilty of this on occasions in our working lives, but in situations like the the railway it can have dire consequences. I have many happier memories of the steam railway of the 1950's including seeing the "Golden Arrow" Pullman boat express in all its glory on its way to Folkestone Harbour, often hauled by sister engines of 34066' s class, a daily occurrence at that time. Thanks to the generosity of its owners and "caretaker", in the 1980's I was able to work on the footplate of one of "Spitfire"''s sister engines 34092 "City of Wells" , one of the "Golden Arrow" engines during it's BR career. On main line charters, "taking water" on the post-steam railway with limited watering facilities was always of critical importance - I was once on the tender of this engine at Sheffield, taking water from a hydrant under instructions to make sure the tank was filled to its maximum 4,500 gallon capacity, while the railman below urged me to hurry to avoid delaying a scheduled service train waiting to follow immediately behind us. I also experienced riding the footplate on a foggy winter's night, but unlike the crew of 34066, our engine was now fitted with AWS equipment giving clear indications of the aspects of the signals ahead - though observing them by sight was always the priority - and on a much less congested railway, and with no need to "make up time" we were not under the pressure put on 34066's crew that fateful night.
@andrewtaylor5984
Жыл бұрын
There was another railway accident with loss of life a week before the Munich air crash. Ten passengers were killed at Dagenham.
@ogstopper
2 жыл бұрын
Quintinshill? The worst rail disaster in the UK? Not a mention.
@lancemckellar
3 жыл бұрын
I met someone in Australia who was one of the first on the scene at the Lewisham disaster in 1957.
@rogerwhittle2078
3 жыл бұрын
I don't know why 'the algorithm' has never offered me this before. Pretty harrowing stuff. I have known about many of these accidents and remember the actual reporting of many of them In particular, the Harrow & Wealdstone, which happened when I was about six. Nevertheless, one of the most vivid memories I have of that, was an almost full page picture of USAF Nurse Abby Sweetwine, tending the injured on the platform. I watched for that part of the film very carefully and fleetingly, but unmistakably, there she was. The thing was, Abby Sweetwine was black and to have even been posted abroad, she must have been very special. Even then, the racism was endemic and it is so sad to see it hasn't got much better. What is pleasing though, is the fact she remained in the USAF for many years and retired as a Major. I believe she was honoured when she passed away.
@angelachouinard4581
3 жыл бұрын
I don't know where you live but should you care to visit, she is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, appropriately surrounded by other heroes,
@rogerwhittle2078
3 жыл бұрын
@@angelachouinard4581 Thank you for that and I am ridiculously pleased she is buried in Arlington. She deserves it. I have been to the USA many, many times and I have probably seen more America than most Americans, but unfortunately, I live in London. Just a little too far to 'pop over' for a visit. Otherwise, I would. I can't remember what brought the sunject up, but the last time I was reminded of the Harrow & Wealdstone disaster, I remembered Nurse Sweetwine and looked up a bit of her biography. As it turns out, a very impressive lady. I wonder if I could catch Joy - Anne Reid out by knowing about her? She was not well known in America, apart from the military. Thank you Abbey Sweetwine, for all you did on that terrible day. I am sure you remain in the thoughts of those who were there, or saw your photograph in the newspaper, as I did.
@charlesbosse9669
3 жыл бұрын
Roger Whittle, a little off topic. Please stop listening to the American Democratic party. Number one, many are assholes, number two, racism in United States is not like it was many generations ago. Black folks have never had it better in this country than they do today. It's just that some politicians want to perpetuate 5he "victim" mentality. It's called pandering for votes, and they do this all the time.
@TheGiantKillers
5 жыл бұрын
One crash that seems to have been largely forgotten was a crash in Belfast near or just after the end of the war. There were around 40 killed but such was the time that the line was reopened before the end of the day
@danthebluetank6636
5 жыл бұрын
I still think we should keep rail transportation. But this shows we must be careful..very careful.
@raymondwelsh6028
Жыл бұрын
One thing I noticed with this footage was the very fine flanges on the rolling stock wheels. In Australia having worked many years in rail freight our flanges are much larger, I believe this could be a contributing factor to many derailments. Fortunately in modern times we in Australia have been spared these disasters to a degree with the exception of the Granville disaster with a loss of over 80 lives and the Southern Aurora disaster with about 10 lives.🇦🇺
@SLRNUT
3 жыл бұрын
One of best documentarys I seen for years EXCELLENT
@alexrankin8913
7 жыл бұрын
80079 at Dagenham is also still in existence on the Severn valley railway
@GregInTokyo
3 жыл бұрын
I personally witnessed the Cheadle Hulme accident at the 12:50 mark of the video when the “Lollipop Express” as it was called derailed when speeding through the area when the bridge over Station Road was being replaced. We were about to pass under the bridge on the way to pick up my father from the station when there was a huge noise and tons of bricks came down in front of us. My father helped the injured children off the train and was seriously affected by what he saw.
@bernardkelar6089
7 жыл бұрын
It must have been a terrifying experience being on a steam powered train about to crash. Hundreds of tons of crushing wood and metal doesn't bear thinking about.
@pophopton6515
5 жыл бұрын
Especially if they had gas lighting as well
@davidhewson8605
Жыл бұрын
Horrific event !. One minute life then oblivion. RIP all victims. Thanks. Dave
@ThePolarWorks9101214
3 жыл бұрын
I feel bad for these engines, Steam Engines are my favorite type of engine.
@cogidubnus1953
6 жыл бұрын
Revisiting....thanks again!
@tandemcompound2
7 жыл бұрын
Wallace, of Wallace and Gromit fame, narrates
@petermernagh9991
4 жыл бұрын
No he doesn't
@steveluckhurst2350
3 жыл бұрын
he's so certain, but soon wrong!
@wiamoaw
8 жыл бұрын
30:32 back when the first thing you got after being pulled out of a train crash was a puff on a cigarette :)
@samgreen644
7 жыл бұрын
Not when the carriages were lit by gas back in the day !
@Progobro25
3 жыл бұрын
The injuries in the Harrow and Weald Stone was 340
@TheLongonot62
3 жыл бұрын
One of whom was my Dad.
@cogidubnus1953
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting this up.
@robnewman6101
Жыл бұрын
I also have a Hardback Book called The Railway Policeman. The Story of the Constable on the Track.
@primesspct2
3 жыл бұрын
Great show! I’d never heard of this, so many people. 😢
@1035pm
3 жыл бұрын
Imagine that!! Seeing a steam train in all its glory do a barrel roll!!
@david197407
3 жыл бұрын
not good at all, in situations like this you could even get a boiler explosion
@robnewman6101
Жыл бұрын
Paul Atterbury. Branch Line Britain: A Nostalgic Journey Celebrating a Golden Age. Book.
@johnjephcote7636
3 жыл бұрын
One could still see the scar at Weedon beside the line in the 1970s.
@tallpaska5913
2 жыл бұрын
At 34:35: the old 'scoop and run' style of casualty transport. Patients would be loaded onto stretchers, tucked in with a woollen blanket and maybe given a shot of morphine and then carted off to hospital four at a time.
@richardthefox3412
Жыл бұрын
42:36 Honestly, seeing that wrecked Jubilee Windward Islands is kinda grisly, especially at first sight.
@chrisbassett8996
3 жыл бұрын
You know what is really sad about these crashes is the driver is always blamed, while yes they were driving and in many cases, speeding. NOW< WHY were they speeding, were they running late, is there huge pressure to be on time???? And then not only the families of the dead and injured are affected. The drivers families are treated cruelly. I am fortunate to not have lost anyone to an accident. or to belated to anyone involved. I can't imagine what that would be like. .
@normannokes9513
3 жыл бұрын
Blunt honest commentary before PR activity.
@IrishEddie317
4 жыл бұрын
5:10 Looks like sitting in the loo was the safest place in that wreck!! 8:58 The train should have been traveling at no more than 10 miles per hour. It was doing 60. Where do they hire these clowns? 10:21 Oooooh! Nice Jaguar automobile! 27:58 Missed 6 signals??? What the heck were they drinking??? 1:14:34 "Huh? What do you mean we crashed the train? I was having a nice sleep till you woke me up!"
@mervynsands3501
3 жыл бұрын
Times when automation was scarce in some places, and basic wits and vigilance were the only thing between life and loss of.
@mervynsands3501
3 жыл бұрын
Unforeseen mistakes or lack of personnel vigilance to comply with regulations and take notice, often led to many accidents down the decades, before modern powered safety and detection systems were developed and introduced. From the lessons learn't from these accidents, we now have a much better, safer, reliable rail network than ever before.
@LaZoucheCustomshop
3 жыл бұрын
ATC (automatic train control) was developed very early on in railway history so it's nothing modern. The real truth of the matter is money and the lack of value of human life to companies whether now or years ago, so ATC was never used till public outcry forced the issue and ironically when it was being paid for by the public during BR days.
@Roscoe.P.Coldchain
2 жыл бұрын
Yes but even then I find it harsh to blame them as we all know we are not robots and do get tired and people have bad days and make mistakes. That’s life unfortunately
@MrMal1956
8 жыл бұрын
The train pulls into temple meads station, the Driver steps off the footplate walks the entire length of the train and jumps down to the track, sitting on the line is a small snail the driver lifts up his boot and stamps on the little creature and looking up at the conductor says " That little bleeders been following us since Coventry "
@Beastgrows
6 жыл бұрын
Cracking joke
@richieosborn2639
6 жыл бұрын
29:02 worst rail accident in British Railways.
@sunnyjim1372
7 жыл бұрын
00:54 LMS 5025 was obviously repaired as it still exists!
@yourlocalidiot23432
6 жыл бұрын
still is running
@grubbinsstuff5063
4 жыл бұрын
Good. 😌
@collinblack8474
3 жыл бұрын
Surprised to see 80079 is this episode. Lest we forget.
@johnjephcote7636
3 жыл бұрын
Buckeye couplings were a great contribution to safety in derailments. Though the GWR lines did not employ them, they had automatic train control.
@nikerailfanningttm9046
2 жыл бұрын
you can never trust ATC fully though, its always human error thats the cause of most accidents
@langjones3846
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting, to hear all the RP accents.
@accaliamurraymusic
7 жыл бұрын
10:45 There is nooo way that dude is sober lmao
@thekathal
4 жыл бұрын
He’s probably in shock, it has the same sort of effect
@Oktolibre
8 жыл бұрын
Media then too had the habit of adding Background music to the wreck reports.
@JimTLonW6
7 жыл бұрын
I wonder how this music was created; are there libraries of suitable music that they used to use?
@ericjamieson
7 жыл бұрын
They had an in-house retinue of composers who could churn this stuff out as needed. And then it would be performed by the "BBC Radio Orchestra."
@michaelmiller641
3 жыл бұрын
I don't know why this compulsion to always add background music
@Supersonic8984
3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video. Ridiculous amount of ads to sit through though.
@TheGuitarmanrh
3 жыл бұрын
fast forward a video with ads right to the end, then immediately press play, the video will start againwith Zero ads : )
@markmiller6402
Жыл бұрын
53.42. Now that’s unbelievably unlucky
@matthew0605
Жыл бұрын
Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees was on this train returning from visiting his girlfriend in Hastings , he escaped I believe as walking wounded . A close escape . RIP all the lost souls -bud the painter-
@davidjewell3227
3 жыл бұрын
some of it was the Harrow and Wealdstone crash on the way to school before we got there
@chrisbassett8996
3 жыл бұрын
god they played awful music at that time. perhaps to emphasize the horror of the crashes
@borderlands6606
6 жыл бұрын
The first Lewisham disaster reporter sounds like the late cricket commentator Brian Johnston.
@Kidraver555
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, thanks.
@louisedelacy6585
2 жыл бұрын
How ironic that someone was from Welwyn Garden City! My home town! Quite a few of these in Hertfordshire. All the same, all very sad incidents 😢
@nicholasroberts6954
Жыл бұрын
And so it continues to today . . .Paddington . . Slough . . Croydon. I just hope with HS2, that the design zeal and public pressure to minimise the environmental impact of the new line doesn't inadvertently create a safety hazard . . Many short to medium length tunnels interspersed with above ground sections (Dazzle effect when emerging from the dark, especially from the quarter position with a line running North South and in-tunnel breakdown and tunnel fire where the numerous large ventilation shafts become efficient chimneys ) some over water, or river valleys (Fog and flood being more frequent with climate change) preserved and protected vegetation allowed to continue to grow besides the path of the permanent way, nearby housing preseved . .the velocity of travel being far higher than anything depicted in this video.y
@alfie9876
3 жыл бұрын
Brutal passenger wrecks. Glad I only did Freight Wrecks.
@nikerailfanningttm9046
2 жыл бұрын
47:40 9F hits derailed freight 9F: “TIS A MERE SCRATCH”
@johnhamilton1493
3 жыл бұрын
The worse train disaster in uk is quintinshill in 1915 with 200 death 7 bn royal scots
@1963TOMB
2 жыл бұрын
It was hushed up at the time due to the war
@greenfingersgardener822
6 жыл бұрын
i could be watching a Count dracula or Frankenstein movie, with the Dramatic music in the back-ground lol
@MrPete1x
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing this
@robnewman6101
Жыл бұрын
I have the DORLING KINDERSLEY DK EYEWITNESS GUIDES Book of TRAIN. Discover the story of railways - from the days of steam to the high - speed, sophisticated trains of today. In association with THE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM.
@arthurdanielles4784
3 жыл бұрын
A testament to the history of rail in showing how it could be infallible in so many ways and not least; human error. At a critical time in the crisis during the 60s and 70s re the future of rail it can certainly be recognised that such tragedies did nothing to inspire confidence in the rail networks. One might even surmise that there were far too many trains running at any given time beit freight OR passenger etc Track maintenance, inexperienced rail personnel, vehicle maintenance, human error and misjudgement let alone weather, hot, cold or even land slides ? Even in the later years some of these would still persist causing tragedies to kill, maim and undermine the public confidence in the rail system. True we must recognise that the number of such incidents is still a very minor proportion given the actual statistics on the numbers of non rail accidents etc. 👀Sad truth is that the investment, the changes that should have taken place often did not or were too late to avoid a major disaster. Better designed, improved rail track systems and so much more has helped improve safety BUT we also could have brought new transport systems / track/ technology discarding the older out dated network but failed due to lack of investment, profiteering and government lack of vision/foresight. Now Japan and China amongst many others dominate the railways of the future. 👀
@ipsissimus7378
3 жыл бұрын
@53:42 "...one of the most amazing wailway accidents..." The presenters colleagues must have known, surely?
@alaskacosplay
2 жыл бұрын
If anyone asks what happens to the engines, it depends how damaged they are. For engines who suffered minimal to medium amount of damages, they could be sent to the works and repaired but the severely damaged ones are sent to the scrap yard if it was beyond repair.
@karanferrell4680
5 ай бұрын
What horrible crashes! When were coaches made out of metal?
@jamiegoss2036
3 жыл бұрын
So many involving Expresses from Scotland
@kevwebb2637
3 жыл бұрын
If they used a larger fixed headlight and not just use dinky lamps, Visibility would be better. If they use the American classification system with a larger fixed headlight, Signals won't be missed. Mainly their rail procedure including the classification lamp method that needs replacement.
@nikerailfanningttm9046
2 жыл бұрын
5:10 I know this is not funny as people lost their lives, but *the Loo bowl survived the wreck* 🤣
@N00N01
2 жыл бұрын
Me being under 20 even, i wouldnt kbow the full shock of witnessing such desasters and if wouldve been in one or witnessed one iddve passed out What would be the best case is that only engine crews and potentialy(on very busy routes near unavoidable) only few passengers, and at low to medium speeds, worst case would be a fullspeed express into a wreckage of 2 crashed commuter trains at rush hour bc it wlukd mean that ontop of _FAST_ and heavy metal structures into then wooden structures, it would also mean people wall to wall inbetween
@CXensation
3 жыл бұрын
All nations have their victims of disaster. It takes time to learn about safety.
@grahvis
3 жыл бұрын
18:10, there's been a train crash, better put the kettle on, people will want a cuppa.
@anonov1
8 жыл бұрын
1:03:40 Lorry driver would have got points and fine for bald tyre/s today.
@docmemory7626
9 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@Sys-Edit0r-1995
8 жыл бұрын
It's strange that the narrator is also the British narrator on Thomas the tank engine.
@raetidmouthtrouble2537
8 жыл бұрын
Thomas is a British show... So...
@plhebel1
8 жыл бұрын
that use to be ringo star, then George carlin for a while, for real
@sudriansignalman9387
8 жыл бұрын
SS ][ no it isn't
@BornotB-xi6kg
5 жыл бұрын
Oh.. My god..
@petermernagh9991
4 жыл бұрын
It's Michael Angelis
@stephenbeamon5694
3 жыл бұрын
Les Trains de France - I am a member of a Police History Group and would be interested in a copy of this compilation for our archives please.
@lukegreen5341
4 жыл бұрын
3:34 This Is A Newsflash. This Is Kermit The Frog Reporting From The Sesame Street News. X
@drtalkboxsa9412
2 жыл бұрын
Modern signaling was derived from tragic lessons
@grubbinsstuff5063
4 жыл бұрын
26:36 somethings crappy 🙄 27:43 when trains die of no breath 30:30 =30:31 EVIDENCE 33:22 45637 & 46202 34:02 the worst accident, Worse Than Quintinshill
@robnewman6101
Жыл бұрын
How Tragic!!
@6yjjk
3 жыл бұрын
It was in that moment that Thomas knew, he'd fucked up.
@laurenceskinnerton73
9 ай бұрын
Dramatic!
@RHR-221b
4 жыл бұрын
💚
@titodalessandro1909
3 жыл бұрын
God has a way for a Empire that has stolen all over the world.
@AddingtonSquare
7 жыл бұрын
David Bowie is obviously older than is generally known . . . . See the second member of railway staff interviewed regarding the Eastbound tragedy. 11:29 . . . I'm sure it's him ! . . . . Obviously before he was famous !
@BIgBass255
4 жыл бұрын
I want to agree with you, however, I've seen countless interviews of him, he has never mentioned it.
@tungstenkid2271
8 жыл бұрын
You'd have thought foolproof systems would have been put in place to rule out the risk of human error.
@lawrencecody9316
8 жыл бұрын
+Tungsten Kid ..Its as a result of these accidents, we now have one of the safest railways in Europe...safety systems are always being developed,and through thorough investigations,changes are made..but it cant be done overnight,it takes a long time to instigate systems..technology was not at the forefront, it was human experience and fail-safe systems(primitive by todays standards)that made railways fairly safe.The railways were run-down, between the wars,coaches broke up more than they do now..
@cogidubnus1953
8 жыл бұрын
There aren't any foolproof systems Kid, and don't let anybody tell you otherwise.
@tungstenkid2271
8 жыл бұрын
cogidubnus1953 - bet i could design foolproof systems..:)
@tungstenkid2271
8 жыл бұрын
Yep if I designed the system..:) I've watched plenty of youtube "30 seconds from Disaster" vids and it's nearly always human error to blame, so the risk of human error should be designed out from the start.
@tungstenkid2271
8 жыл бұрын
Foolproofing is not rocket science, for example some Chernobyl subordinate operators decided to disable the safety locks to run tests and irradiated half of Europe. It should have been foolproofed by allowing only the top half dozen big bosses to all give written, signed permission to disable. And in the old days airline pilots regularly left their cockpit doors unlocked, duh... Since 9/11 they keep them firmly locked..;)
@richardhancock2771
3 жыл бұрын
There was a, train crash in Huddersfield years ago what year don't know but a few people killed....
@rachelpollock8863
7 жыл бұрын
Is that Lt. Tragg from Perry Mason 38.00?
@johnbradley4438
8 жыл бұрын
Michael Palin train spotter
@tomkent4656
3 жыл бұрын
95% due to human error!
@Progobro25
3 жыл бұрын
Train disaster
@pcesper2487
9 жыл бұрын
cool
@Moronvideos1940
6 жыл бұрын
I downloaded this Thank you
@jacksalvin364
5 жыл бұрын
It was a worst accident in the history.
@FourPunk
3 жыл бұрын
01:03 that is painfull to see
@telquad1953
3 жыл бұрын
SPAD SPAD SPAD SPAD SPAD SPAD. Again and again and again. What a joke.
@tech4pros1
3 жыл бұрын
And ridiculous overspeeds. Lack of route knowledge leads to trying to go through a 10mph crossover at 50, which is never going to end well.. Also back then it was semaphore signals controlled by signal boxes connected by block instruments. No AWS/TPWS etc. Back then only the London underground had tripcocks on signals often passed at danger.
@thecommentator9387
6 жыл бұрын
You have caused confusion and delay.
@saxoniaentertainment2820
8 жыл бұрын
Hello, we, Saxonia Entertainment, produce the show "Lebensretter" for the German TV-station MDR. Do you know who has the rights of this movie? Best regards Saxonia Entertainment
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