Red for Danger - The Classic History of British Railway Disasters (Paperback, 2nd ed.)

Railway disasters are almost always the result of human fallibility--a single mistake by an engine-driver, guard, or signalman, or some lack of communication between them--and it is in the short distance between the trivial error and its terrible consequence that the drama of the railway accident lies. First published in 1955, and the result of Rolt's careful investigation and study of the verbatim reports and findings by H. M. Inspectorate of Railways, this book was the first work to record the history of railway disasters, and it remains the classic account. It covers every major accident on British railways between 1840 and 1957 which resulted in a change in railway working practice, and reveals the evolution of safety devices and methods which came to make the British railway carriage one of the safest modes of transport in the world.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2009
First published:	2009
Authors:	L.T.C. Rolt
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	236
Edition:	2nd ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-7524-5106-0
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Trains & railways: general interest Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Railway transport industries > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-7524-5106-5
Barcode:	9780752451060

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