BRITISH RAILWAYS
HIGH SAFETY STANDARD
[BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS.] RUGBY, August 19. The annual report on accidents on British railways in 1939 is of .interest, as it covers the first four months of war conditions. In train accidents, nine passengers were killed, against 11 in 1938, and an annual average of 17 for the previous five years, while eight railway servants were killed, against seven in 1938, and an average of 10 in the previous five years. In train accidents and accidents caused by, or connected with the movement of railway vehicles, exclusive of train accidents; together the fatal casualties totalled 358, against 332 for 1938, and an average of 338 in the previous five years. The report refers to the record for 1939 as reflecting credit on both the travelling public and the railway staffs. The usual high standard of safety was fully maintained, notwithstanding the greatly-increased pressure of traffic since the outbreak of the war, and the unusual operating conditions due to the black-out.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 20 August 1940, Page 9
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