Wikipedia:WikiProject Disaster management, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Clapham_Junction_rail_crash&oldid=1014022436, High-importance London Transport articles, Low-importance Disaster management articles, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's, This page was last edited on 24 March 2021, at 19:04. Please consider donating to help with our running costs. Further Research [32] A year later, a report into a collision at London Waterloo highlighted similar circumstances, saying that "some of the lessons from the 1988 Clapham Junction accident are fading from the railway industry's collective memory". Impresario Harold Fielding said: Michael was the king of front of house design. Brian Cooper, 52, a grandfather and father of three, from Hayes, west London, was the driver of the Great Western express train. "It was something you never forget," he said. He stops to call the signal box from the trackside. Rescue workers clamber over the wreckage of three trains that crashed near Clapham Junction, London, to help injured passengers following a multiple train crash in which 35 people were killed and 500 were injured. But it said Mr Hemingways uncharacteristic errors were because his judgement had been blunted by a totally unacceptable level of overtime. Martin King, a company dicrector, was identified from dental records. One of the simplest changes was that any wire which was not terminated on a terminal had to have a special insulated crimp on the end. [5], The driver of the Basingstoke train was off his train and standing by the line-side telephone when his train was pushed forward several feet by the collision. Lee Middleton a survivor on the Bournemouth train- described the moment: I heard a deafening noise and then all hell let loose. It is also the busiest station in the UK for interchanges between services. At 8.13am on 12 December 1988, three trains collided in south London in one of the UK's worst rail disasters. The primary cause of the crash was incorrect wiring work during a stage of the Waterloo Area Resignalling Scheme (WARS); this work left a redundant wire connected at one end, and bare at the other. The crash, just south of Clapham Junction station, killed 35 people and left. The wire came into contact with a relay, causing a signal to display a 'wrong side' green aspect regardless of the presence of a train on the track circuit. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Witnesses said they saw carriages thrown into the air and come crashing back down onto the tracks. I just hope that what I did helped because thats what was needed at the time help. Every year is always quiet reflection day for me. In June, in the inquiry, Sir Anthony Hidden, announced that John Rolls was blameless. Mark I carriages have to be used instead of the newer, safer Mark III. Compliments. Although many of the Hidden report's 93 recommendations were acted on, a rail accident report last month found lessons learned in the disaster were being "forgotten". He was 44 and married. It takes 12 hours to clear the line. November 5, 1967 Hither Green rail crash, pictured. one week before the crash. Still love you friends forever. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. Michael Newman, from Canford Cliffs, was a designer for the West End productions of Cats and Phantom of the Opera. Read about our approach to external linking. Young police constable Ian Moore visited Clapham two days after the crash to lay a wreath near the spot where his 28-year-old wife Alison was killed. London. London Fire Brigade Commissioner Dany Cotton said she remembered the "tragic" event "like it was yesterday". In the months that followed, she visited victims in hospital, sat with grieving relatives and went to several different church services, including one at Winchester Cathedral attended by the Duchess of York and Margaret Thatcher. It was a terrible situation for a lot of people and I just thought I must do whatever I can here to show that the town of Bournemouth is really sad about this and wants to help.. This is a fascinating account of a tragic disaster. A two-minute silence has been held to remember 35 people who died in the Clapham rail crash 25 years ago. In that incident, a pair of redundant points had been left in an unsafe condition and undetectable by the signalling system. A Gannett Company. Stay well. 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This account already exists. "I still remember it like it was yesterday.". Clapham's legacy After the crash, an inquiry led to a number of . in Lexden, Colchester, Essex. Talk:Clapham Junction rail crash. Your email address will not be published. ributes have been paid to the 35 people killed in the Clapham Junction rail crash 30 years on from the tragedy. Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events. Unable to stop in time, the driver- Alexander McClymont halted the train in a cutting on Wandsworth Common, just before Battersea Rise and about half a mile south of Clapham Junction station, where he climbed down from the cab and used a trackside telephone to inform the nearest signal box of the problem. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Some of the walking injured were treated at nearby Emanuel School. They were all travelling in the front two coaches of the first train. --2A02:C7F:A817:1E00:10B5:D8AA:91B0:7A26 (talk) 22:12, 11 October 2016 (UTC)Reply[reply]. He had also performed the work during his 13th consecutive seven-day workweek. In 1989 a memorial to those who were killed and injured was unveiled on Spencer Park which overlooks the site of the tragedy. It was immediately clear there had been major loss of life. After being told there was nothing to worry about Alexander hung upbut as he did so a second train- this one heading up from Bournemouth- roared around the corner at approximately 50mph. John had wanted to be a train driver since he was a boy waving to the drivers at the end of his garden near Wool. London. 30 years on from #claphamrailcrash remembering all the victims but particularly John Barrett, . He had started a new job in Slough In 1996 the collision was one of the events cited by the Law Commission as reason for new law on manslaughter, resulting in the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. One, George Gillon, from London, said he was "one of the lucky ones". Derek Antonowitz, a 25-year-old South Africa-born computer consultant from Willesden Simon Edward. "At 8:10 a.m. on the morning of Monday, 12 December 1988, a crowded commuter train ran head-on into the rear of another which was stationary in a cutting just south of Clapham Junction station. The train drivers' union Aslef held a separate wreath-laying event and two-minute silence at the Spencer Park memorial at 08:13, to mark the exact moment the crash happened. I saw all parts of the train flying into the airwe jumped over the railings and climbed into the train through a broken window. Credits It remains the worst mainline train crash in terms of fatalities in the last 56 years. It established that the rewiring works, which had first been recommended in 1978, were under pressure to be completed and understaffed. At 08:13 on 12 December 1988 faulty wiring and signalling caused three trains to collide in Clapham. At 11:00 on Wednesday, Ms Cotton joined survivors and families as well as the London mayor Sadiq Khan, the Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick, and rail industry representatives to lay wreaths and hold a minute's silence at a memorial to victims in Spencer Park, Battersea, followed by a service at St Mark's church. As a result, the technician who carried out the work had done so on voluntary overtime. A London-bound commuter train, travelling from Bournemouth, crashed into the back of another service near Clapham Junction. Thank you so much for sharing Louise, its truly humbling to hear about your experience. "A number of my friends on that train were killed.". The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Statistician Shaun Donoghue, 45, of New Cross, south east Thirty-five people were killed when two commuter trains from Basingstoke and Poole . It was added to the Archive on 8th February 2005. Upon hearing the terrifying smash, teenagers far too young to witness the horror they were about to encounter scrambled down the slope to help. He was from Gavdik in presidential election, Uranium particles enriched to 83.7% found in Iran, Pictures show devastation after Greece train disaster, Daily walk prevents one in 10 early deaths - study, Finland starts construction of Russia border fence, Trump lashes out at Murdoch over . Twenty-two of the people killed were from Dorset and the New Forest. Chartered accountant George Gillon, 71, was in the third carriage of the London-bound Bournemouth train when the accident happened. Ola Bratlie, a 26-year-old telecommunications engineer. The names of those who died are set out at Appendix A. The purpose of this Investigation was not to look for one simple, single solution to account for the tragedy but to seek to establish both the immediate and the underlying causes of the accident and all the circumstances attending it. According to witnesses onboard, the driver of this train- John Rolls barged through the door of his cab in the final seconds before impact, no doubt realising it was impossible to brake in time. Twenty-two of the people killed were from Dorset and the New Forest . Mrs Ship said: "Dad was a train driver and was in the train cab travelling to work as he knew the driver.". --5.66.251.219 (talk) 00:52, 29 August 2016 (UTC)Reply[reply], I posted, but I am unable to add References as of yet due to being busy. [5], An initial internal investigation showed that a wiring fault meant that the signal would not show a red danger aspect when the track circuit immediately in front of the signal was occupied. Another un-named 14 year old held a trapped passenger upright in their twisted seat for several hours before they could be freed. It was only by sheer fortune that a fourth train managed to stop in time just yards from the carnage. A 250-page report on the findings of the accident inquiry, chaired by Anthony Hidden QC, found faulty wiring had caused an incorrect signal to be displayed to a train driver, who was driving into a blind bend and had no chance to stop. Best wishes, Pete. Faulty wiring and an incorrect signal caused the 1988 crash at Clapham Junction, It took hours for firefighters and medics to free trapped people and recover bodies, Marilyn Robinson was on her way from Basingstoke to a course in London when her train was struck, The Met's Cressida Dick, London mayor Sadiq Khan and LFB's Dany Cotton each laid a wreath at a memorial in Spencer Park, Battersea, On board the worlds last surviving turntable ferry. contact the editor here. His train, which had come from Poole, ploughed head-on into the back of a stationary train, from Basingstoke. ", 27th September 1989Investigation into the Clapham Junction Railway Accident, 2nd March 1992A Report of the Collision that Occurred on 8 January 1991 at Cannon Street Station. Overall 35 people were killed and hundreds more injured in what became known as the Clapham Rail Disaster. The tragedy, on this day 33 years ago . Survivors and relatives of the victims attended a service. Maybe, if I try to word it differently, it'll be better received? Simon Wood, 40, a project worker for a charity working with homeless children, of Liss, [10] The last casualty was taken to hospital at 13:04 and the last body was removed at 15:45. Charlotte Lund Andersen, 32, an international products manager from Stillwater, Oklahoma, in the US, who was living in Shrewsbury Mews, West London, was identified from her clothing and jewellery, said Westminster coroner Dr Paul Knapman. Lee Middleton, then a 39-year-old father of two, had caught the train at Brockenhurst that morning. Please can you make contact with me when you see this, Thanks for this siteClapham rail disaster should never be forgottenI worked with Glenn Clark ..the weekend before this he was planning to go skydiving sadly he got the Monday morning train and I never saw him again RIP buddy. [18] There had been inadequate training, assessment, supervision and testing and, with a lack of understanding of the risks of signalling failure, these were not monitored effectively. British Rail was eventually fined 250,000 for health and safety violations relating to the crash, which left a further 500 people injured. The silence was held at 08:13 GMT, the exact time the three-train collision happened close to Clapham Junction station in south London. Unable to stop at the signal, he stopped his train at the next signal and then reported to the signal box by means of a line-side telephone. Read about our approach to external linking. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations. There was a public inquiry chaired by Lord Justice Hidden. The signalman immediately switched all the signals he could to 'danger', and signalled to the adjacent signal boxes he had an obstruction on the line. Matthew Macaulay, 26, an information technician from New Zealand living in Clapham, south London, identified by a tattoo on his back. Enter your password to log in. I will never forget that day or my friend who didnt survive. --2A02:C7F:A817:1E00:91BF:6588:CF9F:52E4 (talk) 21:57, 7 October 2016 (UTC)Reply[reply], But other articles in more minor Railway accidents, like the Abbots Ripton rail accident has more detail then this. Genealogy Speaking at the memorial service today, he said: "I was one of the lucky ones. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Signal technicians needed to attend refresher courses every five years, and testers needed to be trained and certified. He lived with his fiancee in Fulham, south-west London. Transport Libraries --2A02:C7F:A817:1E00:4C9C:11A0:D6F7:6B13 (talk) 20:09, 8 October 2016 (UTC)Reply[reply], Alrighty, this is for anyone who wants to read about the Article, but more especially for Tagish, the plan I have for the re-write of the Article is to slightly follow the Formula of the Article about the Abbots Ripton rail accident in that it gives a Rough Overview, explanation on the Geography, Signalling and the like, then the Accident in greater depth. Mr Bowis said the boys from nearby Emanuel School were "impressive" in the way they came to help the injured, but added: "I'm very conscious that some very young eyes and minds were confronted with awful things.". The Thames train driver, Michael Hodder, 31, a married father of two from Reading, Berks, was identified by his dental records. Rescue was hampered because the railway was in a cutting, with a metal fence at the top and a wall at the bottom of a wooded slope. [17] In particular, a wire count that would have identified that a wire had not been removed was not carried out. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, 1st Floor, Chartist Tower, Upper Dock Street, Newport, Wales, NP20 1DW Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. List name. (Getty Images) At 8.13am on 12 December 1988, three trains collided in south London in one of the UK's worst rail disasters. He immediately snatched the phone back to alert the signal box and call for emergency services. [19], Critical of the health and safety culture within British Rail at the time,[19] Hidden recommended that unused signal wires needed to be cut back and insulated, and that a testing plan be in place, with the inspection and testing being done by an independent person. I never saw this article until now, but it was a good piece and was nice to see that it and he are still remembered. I was severely injured in the crash, trapped for 2 1/2 hours, lost a limb and had multiple other internal and external injuries. [33], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}512726N 01028W / 51.4571N 0.1744W / 51.4571; -0.1744, View of the crash site and clean up operations following the accident, Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, "On This Day, 12 December 1988: 35 dead in Clapham rail collision", "Changes in Working Hours Safety Critical Work", "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", "Legislating the Criminal Code: Involuntary Manslaughter", "Serious irregularity at Cardiff East Junction 29 December 2016", "Collision at London Waterloo 15 August 2017", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clapham_Junction_rail_crash&oldid=1132102074, This page was last edited on 7 January 2023, at 07:37. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. British Rail was fined 250,000 for violations of health and safety law in connection with the accident. However, recent RAIB investigation reports 2,3 of incidents at Cardiff and Waterloo have highlighted that there are parallels with the 1988 Clapham Junction accident that show some of the lessons learned are - worryingly - fading from the railway industry's collective memory. She had become engaged to be married in the summer. Remembered: The victims of the Clapham rail disaster 20 years on Wandsworth By Eleanor Harding Share Memorial: Teacher Simon Gregory with head girl Zoe Thomas-Webb and deputy head boy. David Brand Roberts, 35, of Swindon,
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