Short Documentary: The Clapham Train Crash Disaster

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In the morning rush our of the 12 December 1988, a crowded passenger train crashed into the rear of another train outside Clapham Junction railway station in London, and subsequently sideswiped an empty train travelling in the opposite direction. The disaster claimed 35 lives, with 484 injured.

The collision was caused by a signal failure due to wiring fault. New wiring had been installed, but the old wiring had been left still connected on one end and not adequately isolated on the other.

The horror of the disaster is fascinating, as the event was completely avoidable and rewrote health and safety law in the UK.

Sources:

https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/DoT_Hidden001.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U5oLy_VuyU&t=0s&ab_channel=MxTimeBunny

https://vimeo.com/317659206

By Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21935909

By mattbuck (category) - Photo by mattbuck., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7517149

Attribution:
Title: A Brief History of: The Clapham Junction Rail Disaster 1988 (Documentary)
Creator: Plainly Difficult
License Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
Source Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl_S6aEAm8Y&ab_channel=PlainlyDifficult