A Crash in the dark
This programme looks at the collision between two high speed trains at the Wales end of the Severn Tunnel on Dec. 7, 1991. It discusses how a "failsafe" system failed, due to a combination of poor design, equipment failure and human error. At the time of filming, many of the safety measure...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Harlow, Essex
BBC Active
1996
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| Series: | Disaster (Television program)
episode 2. |
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| Summary: | This programme looks at the collision between two high speed trains at the Wales end of the Severn Tunnel on Dec. 7, 1991. It discusses how a "failsafe" system failed, due to a combination of poor design, equipment failure and human error. At the time of filming, many of the safety measures recommended by the subsequent inquiry had still not been implemented. |
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| Physical Description: | videodisc (30 min.) sound, color 4 3/4 in. |
| Production Credits: | Produced by Colette Flight ; Directed by Edward Blum |