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21st June 2008, 02:48 AM

On Jun 20, 9:07 pm, "Peter Masson" <peter.mass...@> wrote:
> "MIG" <googles...@doreenbird.co.uk> wrote
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> > There was a similarly astounding lack of injury when a gravel train
> > fell off a viaduct in Bexley a few years later, also due to excessive
> > speed.
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> Four members of the public working in premises in/beside the railway arches
> were seriously hurt.

The news reports at the time, which was all I could remember, were
blaming the speed, although the official report implies that although
it was speeding it didn't contribute much to the derailment. The gist
at the time seemed to be that the amount of injury was remarkably
small and people were being interviewed about their lucky escapes.

This is the trouble with trying to remember something after eleven
years.

21st June 2008, 02:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
MIG Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	Rail crash a few years back... On Jun 20, 9:07 pm, "Peter Masson" <peter.mass...@> wrote: > "MIG" <googles...@doreenbird.co.uk> wrote > > > > > There was a similarly astounding lack of injury when a gravel train > > fell off a viaduct in Bexley a few years later, also due to excessive > > speed. > > Four members of the public working in premises in/beside the railway arches > were seriously hurt. The news reports at the time, which was all I could remember, were blaming the speed, although the official report implies that although it was speeding it didn't contribute much to the derailment. The gist at the time seemed to be that the amount of injury was remarkably small and people were being interviewed about their lucky escapes. This is the trouble with trying to remember something after eleven years.