Reading Station, scene of train collision

Title

Reading Station, scene of train collision

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

2 Aug 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:09

Description

Investigators are at the scene of the train crash at Reading station in which at least 40 people were hurt. Interview with Pauline Bagley of the West Berkshire Health Authority who describes the mock-up of a train crash which had taken place at the station only a few months previously and how this helped today’s operation. Also with Peter Taylor, Chief Ambulance Officer for Berkshire; Peter Simmons of the Western Region Transport Users Consultative Committee; Dick Fern, Manager of Network SouthEast. Reporter is Jenny Chryss.

Contributors

Peter Taylor; Jenny Chryss; Pauline Bagley; Peter Simmons; Dick Fern

Keywords

Accidents; Emergency services; Hospitals; Berkshire; Railway stations; Trains; Training; Reading; Royal Berkshire Hospital

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