This is the story of how Britain's railway disasters, horrific though
they may be, change the network for the better through the crucial
lessons that are learned.
It starts with fatalities on early mining tramways before the dawn of
the steam age and takes the story up to the present day. While many of
Britain's worst tragedies are covered in depth, such as Quintinshill in
1915 and Harrow & Wealdstone in 1952, the book also looks at others that
had resounding consequences for safety.