Red for Danger: Classic History of British Railway Disasters - Softcover

Rolt, L. T. C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750920475 ISBN 13: 9780750920476

Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

First published in 1955, and the result of Rolt's investigation and study of reports by H.M. Inspectorate of Railways, this book records the history of railway disasters, covering every major accident from 1840 to 1957 which resulted in a change in railway working practice. It 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. This edition uses the last text produced by Rolt in 1966 and includes a new introduction by fellow railway historian Professor Jack Simmons.

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About the Author:

LTC Rolt trained as an engineer, but his fame rests on his classic biographies of Brunel, Telford, Trevithick and the Stephensons, his superb volumes of autobiography (Landscape with Machines, Landscapes with Canals, Landscape with Figures), his volumes of transport history, and on his account of a journey along the waterways of England, Narrow Boat. He founded the Inland Waterways Association, and was instrumental in encouraging interest in Britain's industrial heritage at Tal-y-llyn and elsewhere. He died in 1974.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0750920475
• ISBN 13: 9780750920476
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 287