As I type there are 3 comments, every one of them negative. I however appreciate the effort that has gone into making this video about a crash I was not even aware of....Thank you.

I know these tunnels very well and was born only half a mile away! However, having moved out of the area ,I was completely unaware of this tragic accident. An interesting and well produced video, thank you.

A well researched report about this tragedy. Thank you for your efforts.

I do not see why people are negative over this video. I knew nothing of this accident, and I felt the maker did a fine job. I'm interested in seeing more of these.

Nicely done. I've subbed

A good video, but one point. It is between Leighton Buzzard and Bletchley. Not Dunstable. Dunstable was on a line now long gone

Most of the video is right, the train was at first made up of one loco and sixteen coaches but due to ETH problems two coaches were separately shunted out at Euston, leaving fourteen coaches to begin the journey. The train was traveling at approx. 50mph (line speed 75mph) when the derailment happened, sadly driver Bill Plumber (who was the booked driver), was sat in the secondman's seat on the righthand side of the cab which took the full force of the impact, suffering fatal injuries.

This is why container wagons with the sides are much better. You see countless stories of things sliding off open flatbed lorries.

Theres something up with the sound affecting the narrators voice. Otherwise a good insight

How come the 22.55 from Euston took until 2am to reach Linslade, as it's only about 40 miles? Was there a delay?

One error: the freight train departed from Healey Mills.

How do you get to the location of the tunnel view (1:24) please?

Didn't British Railways take control of the railways and tunnels in 1948? Also, did you call it 'London Houston" station? There's no 'H' in Euston.

The music is too loud for my ears and makes it difficult to hear the dialogue.

Perhaps I can shed some light on this. At the time I was seconded from my position at Marylebone to acting AAM operations at Watford Junction and was "on call" that night. The reason for the lateness of the train involved if I recall directly was a school party travelling back from France: their ferry was delayed and the train was held at Euston for them. This train subsequently collided with the portion of dislodged pointwork which David Green and I located in the double line bore of Linslade tunnel. I understand that the school party were detrained and conveyed to their destination by coach. Single line working was instituted and a disrupted morning peak service ran? I think. Was out again the next night for the single line working for the newspaper traffic. I can't say happy memories, in those days we just got on with the job.

All locations mispronounced.

London Huston... :D

Full of errors, take this with pitch of salt.

That deep rumbling background noise is unnecessary and rather annoying.

Ffs stop using metric its imperial

Best thing was an electric shit loco was scrapped RIP Driver