RAILWAY FATALITIES
BIG REDUCTION IN BRITAIN HIGH SAFETY STANDARD (United Press Assn.—Elcc. Tel. Copyright) (Received Aug. 20, 1 p.m.) RUGBY, Aug. 19 The annual report on accidents on British railways in 1939 is of interest, as it covers the first four months of war conditions. In train accidents nine passengers were killed, against 11 in 1938, and an annual average of 17 for the previous five years, while eight railway servants were killed, against seven in 1938 and an average of ten in the previous five years. In train accidents and accidents caused by or connected with the movement of railway vehicles, the fatal casualties totalled 358, against 332 for 1938 and an average of 338 in the previous five years. The report refers to the record for 1939 as reflecting credit on the travelling public and the railway staffs. The usual high standard of safety has been fully maintained notwithstanding the greatly increased pressure on traffic since the outbreak of the war and the unusual operating conditions due to the black-out.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21197, 21 August 1940, Page 9
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172RAILWAY FATALITIES Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21197, 21 August 1940, Page 9
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