Clapham Junction disaster inquiry

Title

Clapham Junction disaster inquiry

Genre

News report

TX Date

6 Jun 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:56

Description

The chairman of the public inquiry into the rail disaster at Clapham Junction in which 35 people were killed and over 130 injured says he believes British Rail is on the way to achieving a safer railway. His comments come on the final day of the inquiry. British Rail have claimed that the engineer behind the Clapham disaster was having a bad day. Margaret Shiels reports.

Contributors

Margaret Shiels

Keywords

London; UK; Great Britain; British Rail; England; Rail safety; Public inquiries; Railway accidents; Clapham Junction railway accident (1988); Anthony Hidden

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