Red for danger: A history of railway accidents and railway safety

Third edition. First published in 1955 using 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 revised third edition from 1978 contains new material by Geoffrey Kichenside. With black and white photo section. 301 pages with index.