BRITISH RAILWAYS’ GOOD RECORD
(British. Officii Wireless) RUGBY, August 19. The annual report on the 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. 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 fatal casualties totalled 358, against 332 for 1938 and an average 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 war and the unusual operating conditions because of the black-out.
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Southland Times, Issue 24210, 21 August 1940, Page 6
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