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Railway accident central line.

Request ID: FOI-1722-1819
Date published: 23 October 2018

You asked

Dear sir, From memory I recall an accident on the central line between North Acton And West Acton involving a night ballast train. Three workman were killed. This occurred I think about 1962 There are no references to this incident on the internet and no mot report. I think such a serious incident as this would have merited an internal inquiry. Would such a document exist? Regards,

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TfL Ref: FOI-1722-1819

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 8 October 2018.

Your request has been processed in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. You asked:

From memory I recall an accident on the central line between North Acton and West Acton involving a night ballast train. Three workman were killed. This occurred I think about 1962. There are no references to this incident on the internet and no mot report. I think such a serious incident as this would have merited an internal inquiry. Would such a document exist?

Unfortunately we could not find anything specifically relating to this accident in our archive catalogue descriptions. However, the descriptions below may be of interest to you although most records are dated post 1962. If you would like us to review the documents highlighted please email [email protected] who are happy to deal with your enquiry directly.

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ArchiveRefNum

Title

Location

Date_Of_Document

Description

Open

LT000439/047

London Transport Board: Railway Management Meeting Number 47 held 12 December 1963

TFL009461

12 Dec 1963

Agenda and minutes only (current meeting).

 

Subjects include:

471/12/63 - Victoria Line.

472/12/63 - Substations.

473/12/63 - Western House: Oxford Circus.

474/12/63 - North Acton Station: rush hour exit.

475/12/63 - Extension of the Aldwych Branch to Waterloo.

476/12/63 - Works and equipment budget.

477/12/63 - Failures and delays.

478/12/63 - Railway accidents: 1962.

479/12/63 - Neasden Depot: exit for road vehicles.

480/12/63 - Departmental meetings.

481/12/63 - Department of the Chief Mechanical Engineer (Railways): plant programme 1964.

482/12/63 - Department of the Chief Civil Engineer: plant programme 1964.

483/12/63 - Revenue budgets: 1964.

484/12/63 - Cricklewood Garage canteen and lavatories.

485/12/63 - Special Expenditure Requisitions.

486/12/63 - Authority to withdraw redundant assets form.

Open

LT000115/096

Ministry of Transport - Accidents

TFL005051

16 Mar 1961-20 Dec 1963

Memoranda and correspondence with the Ministry of Transport on personal and fatal accidents, defects, annual reports including papers giving details of specific incidents such as the Redbridge accident on 11 August 1960, Seven Kings collision on 23 January 1963, Victoria and St. James's Park collision on 22 November 1962, King's Langley (British Rail) collision on 21 April 1963, Winsford Station - Coppenhall Junction (British Rail) on 26 December 1962, Bracebridge Gas Sidings signal box (British Rail) on 25 January 1963, Desborough - Glendon collision on 3 July 1963 and Weedon signal box derailment and collision (British Rail) on 1 April 1963. Also includes Railway Accidents HMSO Annual Reports for 1960, 1961 and 1962.

Open

LT000131/221

Ministry of Transport: Accidents - General Letters

TFL015853

Dec 1963-Dec 1965

Correspondence, memoranda and reports concerning the effects and causes of railway crashes. Includes details of a derailment between Liverpool Street and Bethnal Green on 13 December 1963 and a collision at Bradford Station on 3 June 1964.

Open

LT001455/2044

Accidents - Claims Office Annual Report

TFL010705

31 Dec 1963-12 Jul 1977

Lists of statistics concerning railway accidents and insurance claims.

Open

LT000371/090

Staff: General - Including Staff Visits

TFL004958

23 Apr 1964-26 Jan 1967

Memoranda concerning various staff matters such as inter-departmental staff visits, junior staff visits, the submission of medical certificates, staff accommodation and amenities, the payment of salaries, graduate trainees, medical examinations, the election of staff representatives, leave and holiday arrangements, the staff Superannuation Fund, vacancies, working times, the National Typewriter Championships 1966, visits arranged by professionals and other institutes and associations, protective clothing, grading and salary structures, applications for extensions of sick pay, labour disturbances affecting public services, the overseas travel award scheme, honours and awards, the staff suggestions scheme, fatal accidents, training schemes, the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 and registered disabled persons.

Open

LT000439/148

London Transport Board: Railway Management Meeting Number 148 held 17 February 1966

TFL009465

17 Feb 1966

Minutes only.

Subjects include:

512/2/66 - Minutes of previous meeting.

513/2/66 - Automatic Fare Collection: automatic station at Hammersmith.

514/2/66 - Automatic Fare Collection: conversion of escalators at stations.

515/2/66 - Proposed Fleet Line: planning programme.

516/2/66 - Proposed extension of Piccadilly Line to London Airport.

517/2/66 - Tottenham Court Road Station: alterations to ticket hall.

518/2/66 - Ministry of Transport accident report.

519/2/66 - Future rolling stock programme: District Line and Hammersmith & City/Circle Lines.

520/2/66 - Supply of hot water to Royal Naval College, Greenwich.

521/2/66 - Departmental meeting.

522/2/66 - Failures and delays.

523/2/66 - East Finchley automatic telephone exchange: Proposed re-routing of junction cable.

Open

LT000439/156

London Transport Board: Railway Management Meeting Number 156 held 21 April 1966

TFL009465

21 Apr 1966

Minutes only.

 

Subjects include:

612/4/66 - Victoria Line: proposed southward extension to Brixton: Brixton Station.

613/4/66 - Victoria Line: road/rail interchange.

614/4/66 - Possible extension of Piccadilly Line to London (Heathrow) Airport.

615/4/66 - Proposed Fleet Line: Ludgate Circus Station.

616/4/66 - Signal regulating and traffic control centres.

617/4/66 - Train loading standards.

618/4/66 - Automatic Fare Collection.

619/4/66 - Euston Square Station: pedestrian subway.

620/4/66 - Acton Works motor shop.

621/4/66 - Lift replacement and modernisation programme.

622/4/66 - Minutes of Chief Supplies Officer's meeting number 490.

623/4/66 - Departmental meetings.

624/4/66 - Ministry of Transport accident report.

625/4/66 - Hammersmith & City Lines - lengthening of platforms for eight car trains.

626/4/66 - Special Expenditure Requisitions.

Open

LT000371/080

Ministry of Transport: Press Notices

TFL004953

10 Feb 1967-1 Apr 1968

Press releases concerning developments in transport services. Subjects include regulations, safety issues, windscreen wipers and washers for motor vehicles, budget changes, improvements to roads, the Transport Bill, road deaths, the census of motor vehicles for 1967, compulsory insurance, costs and expenditure on roads, casualties, the Hixon level crossing accident, British Railways Board appointments, the drinking and driving publicity campaign, public transport and traffic, the rationalisation of freight transport, railway policy, railway safety, railway accidents, the 70 mph speed limit, motor vehicle noise control, the new registration of motor vehicles, London's finances and the construction of the Channel tunnel.

Open

LT000439/201

London Transport Board: Railway Management Meeting Number 201 held 4 May 1967

TFL009467

4 May 1967

Minutes only.

 

Subjects include:

178/5/67 - District and Circle Line service: Midday - Monday to Friday.

179/5/67 - Victoria Line: partial Automatic Fare Collection.

180/5/67 - Victoria Station forecourt.

181/5/67 - Accommodation for Chief Electrical Engineer: Hammersmith.

182/5/67 - Future rolling stock programme: District Line and Hammersmith & City/Circle Lines.

183/5/67 - Departmental meetings.

184/5/67 - Ministry of Transport accident report.

185/5/67 - Theft of cash at Wood Green Station: 13 April 1967.

186/5/67 - Details of working expenses and statistics.

187/5/67 - Sundry debtor charges.

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Yours sincerely,

Melissa Nichols

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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