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Tepic · Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 51

This is an interesting read, worth downloading the pdf.

http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk./eventsummary.php?eventID=114

admin · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:14 pm Post subject:

I can remember this night as I was out with my parents when the news broke. It also turned out that our next door neighbour was on one of the trains, but safely seated on Dagenham East station waiting to get home. In my collection of railway books, magazines, etc., I have some pictures taken at the scene, but won't put them on here due to copyright.
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Tepic · Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 51

I probably have the same book. When I first started as a Guard my girlfriend thought it would be funny to buy me a train crash book. She intentionally picked the one with Dagenham East in it. I'm with a different person now Smile

On a side note, until very recently we still had drivers who remembered that night.

TheMan · Joined: 30 Nov 2006 Posts: 10

I saw a picture somewhere a while ago of an accident at Pitsea. The picture showed a fireman surveying the wreck of the wooden carraiges.
I can't for the life of me find it now, can anyone here shed any light on the incident?

admin · Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:47 am Post subject:

admin · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject:

Now almost 50 years ago, with many still recalling that fateful event, some who lost friends or relatives. to this day, I can still recall exactly where I was on that night and at the time we learned about it.

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