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PostPosted: 12 Oct 2011, 19:51 
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A pathe newsreel clip (with sound) of the 1952 Harrow & Wealdstone incident clearing up operation has been brought to my notice:
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=30412

Two other clips of the clearing up (without sound) may be viewed at:
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=30416 and
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=30417.

A good amount of BDCs in action. Also some rather unpleasant scenes of course, but they show it how it was.


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PostPosted: 12 Oct 2011, 20:29 
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on the same subject Peter Tatlow has authored a book "Harrow & Wealdstone 50 years on" - clearing up the aftermath
(oakwood press ISBN 0-85361-593-4 £9.95)
with plenty of diagrams and info


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PostPosted: 14 Oct 2011, 09:19 
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... and don't forget Peter's similar book "Lewisham St Johns - 50 years on", which is equally fascinating.

For those who haven't (yet) read either this or "Harrow and Wealdstone - 50 Years On", they are very different from previously-published material about the accidents since they focus on the aftermath rather than the cause, ie how was the clear-up, rescue and recovery operation managed, and how were train services maintained in the meantime. This is an aspect normally overlooked in accounts of railway incidents, and one that I, for one, find fascinating, particularly in those far-off times when getting the trains running again was the priority, not carryout out a forensic examination of a "crime scene".

The Lewisham book also covers the business of designing and installing the replacement flyover, a structure which, although "temporary" with a very short intended lifespan, is actually still in situ carrying trains to this day.

Roger


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