The Clapham Train Accident Bio25 Shortly before his death in

Shortly before his death in 2013

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The Clapham Train Accident Bio25 Shortly before his death inClapham was a pivotal point in British railway history. Much technology had been invented and applied to accident prevention by 1988; much more was to come. The Clapham Train Accident considers Clapham in its wider context, using official reports and expert interviews to describe both the causes and the terrible effects. It looks beyond the railway to the external factors acting not only on British Rail, but also the government of the time, and