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- Railway Accidents: Report on the Electrical Fire which Occurred on 28th July 1958 Between Shepherds Bush and Holland Park on the Central Line.
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Record ID:
Publication date:
- 1959
Publisher:
- HMSO.
Extent:
- 24
Summary etc:
- Report into a fire on a train on the Central line between Shepherds Bush and Holland Park.
Summary of fire.
Description: The line. The Train. Train Communication. The Arcing. The Damage.
Rules and Regulations.
The Course of Events.
Evidence: Evidence of Passengers. Evidence of Driver and of Staff at Holland Park. Evidence of Guard and Staff at Shepherds Bush. Evidence of Sub-Station Staff.
General (tests on equipment). Tests.
Conclusions: Subsequent Events at Front End of Train and at Holland Park. Subsequent Events in the Rest of the Train and at Shepherds Bush. Traffic Controllers. General.
Remarks.
Appendices: Rules and Regulations. Table Giving Times and Particulars of Relevant Messages Received in and Issued from the Traffic Control Offcie, Leicester Square, in Connection with the Fire on Train. Preliminary Report by Chief Mechanical Engineer on Tests on Heavy Current Fusing in Connection with Incident at Holland Park.
Illustrations: photographs of power receptacle box after fusing and hole burnt in bulkhead by arc, both between pp 2 and 3.
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Shelf reference:
- Pamphlet G76 CEN
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