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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