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Clapham rail crash inquiry

Title
Clapham rail crash inquiry
Genre
News report
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:01:38
Description
Margaret Shiels reports on the evidence at the Clapham rail disaster inquiry from senior British Rail technician Brian Hemingway including a statement read out where he says he can’t specifically remember carrying out the job but he has accepted responsibility for work on the wire which caused the crash. Evidence showed a faulty fuse caused a flickering light that led to the fatal crash.
Contributors
Margaret Shiels
Keywords
Railway workers; Public inquiries; Railway accidents; Clapham Junction railway accident (1988); Brian Hemingway

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