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The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster 1874 - Heroes, Victims, Survivors (Paperback)
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The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster 1874 - Heroes, Victims, Survivors (Paperback)
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The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster of 1874 is the third title from
Norwich writer and biographer Phyllida Scrivens, who lives less
than half a mile from the site of the fatal collision. At Norwich
Thorpe Station on 10 September 1874, at Norwich station a momentary
misunderstanding between the Stationmaster, Night Inspector and
young Telegraph Clerk, resulted in an inevitable head-on collision.
The residents of the picturesque riverside village of
Thorpe-Next-Norwich were shocked by a deafening peal of thunder',
sending them running through the driving rain towards a scene of
destruction. Surgeons were summoned from the city, as the dead,
dying and injured were taken to a near-by inn and boatyard. Every
class of Victorian society was travelling that night, including
ex-soldiers, landowners, clergymen, doctors, seamstresses,
saddlers, domestic servants and a beautiful heiress. For many
months local and national newspapers followed the story, publishing
details of subsequent deaths, manslaughter trial and outcomes of
unprecedented compensation claims. The Board of Trade Inquiry
concluded that it was the most serious collision between trains
meeting one another on a single line of rails [ ] that has yet been
experienced in this country.' Using extensive research, non-fiction
narrative, informed speculation and dramatised events, Phyllida
Scrivens pays tribute to the 28 men, women and children who died
that night, revealing the personal stories behind the names,
hitherto only recorded as a list.
General
Imprint: |
Pen & Sword History
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2023 |
Authors: |
Phyllida Scrivens
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5267-6406-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5267-6406-7 |
Barcode: |
9781526764065 |
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