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MOLES WORTH’S POCKET-BOOK
Kailway Accidents.
‘ Min. Inui. Civ. Eng.,’ vol. xxi., p. 346. (Bxunlees.)
Causes of Railway Accidents in Great Britain from 1854 to
I860, inelusive.
Cause.
No. of
J Accidents.1
Per
Cent.
Permanent Way—
Defective construction .. .. .. .. ■ 118
Neglect .. .. . .. .. ...| 25
Total ______________4 143 ' 11
Rolling Stock—
Defective construction ......... .. j 63
Neglect .......... .............................. 27
Total.................... 90 7
Management—
Insufficient accommodation_________
„ establishment .........
Want of en gine power.............
.....................
„ breaks .. .. ... ».
„ communication between guard
and driver .........■...........
Want of signals .................
„ timepieces _________, .
„ tutu-cables .............
„ punctuality .............
Insufficient or badly-enforced regulations
Insufficient interval, between the trains
Negligence of servants.............
Speed too great for road......... ..
Want of electric telegraph _________
58
61
17
65
15
2
50
198
70
an
0
Total ..............1 971
________
76
Causes not ascertained