When the first trains started to run over 150 years ago, previously unimaginable speeds began to be achieved on a daily basis.
When the first trains started to run over 150 years ago, previously unimaginable speeds began to be achieved on a daily basis. But this technological advance did not only herald an era of swift, cheap transport across countries and continents. It also brought about a new form of human tragedy: the high-speed crash... Inadequate safety measures, human error and mechanical breakdown have all resulted in horrifying accidents that never fail to shock the world. Using the tried and tested approach of Black Box, Crash and Mayday, Why Trains Crash recounts the most dramatic, bizarre and terrifying rail disasters. It follows up with the investigations that uncovered what went wrong and the influence their conclusions have had on the development of railway safety.
