1908 Bournemouth Tramway accident

April 2022 1908 Bournemouth Tramway accident Bournemouth, looking down on 30 Avenue Road - geograph.org.uk - 1702644.jpg Avenue Road next to Bournemouth Gardens, the scene of the crash pictured in 2010. 50.721266 -1.883169 type:event_region:GB-BIR inline,title 1908 05 01 y Bournemouth, England England Bournemouth Corporation Tramways Brake failure 1 7 26The 1908 Bournemouth Tramway accident was a fatal tram accident which occurred on 1 May 1908 in the town of Bournemouth, Hampshire (but now in Dorset), England.Postcards show horror of Bournemouth tram crash in 1908 https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/14680702.postcards-show-horror-of-bournemouth-tram-crash-in-1908/ 2021-10-16 Bournemouth Echo en 7 passengers were killed and dozens were injured in the deadliest incident on Bournemouth's tram network.Ladell Alwyn Tram Disaster, Avenue Road, Bournemouth, Dorset 2012-02-07 https://www.flickr.com/photos/alwyn_ladell/6836439059/ 2021-10-16 Events On the west side of The Square, the double track tram lines split at the east end of Poole Hill: the westbound line took the more direct route up the steep Commercial Road; while the eastbound line turned left at the Triangle, and then right into Avenue Road in order to reduce the downhill gradient.Anderson 1995 The Square At this point in time, the tram lines in and approaching the square were equipped for conduit current collection, not overhead wires.Anderson 1995 Historical BackgroundAnderson 1995 The Conduit System Bournemouth Corporation Tramways tram car No. 72 was travelling down Avenue Road in the Town Centre towards The Square. Down the hill, the tram gained dangerous speed. The tram failed to navigate a sharp curve and derailed crossing the pavement and falling 20 ft m down an embankment into the garden of a house called Fairlight Glen,Anderson 1995 Historical Background adjacent to Bournemouth Gardens. The tram ended up on its side.PICTURES: When trams took to the streets of Bournemouth https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/15118313.pictures-when-trams-took-to-the-streets-of-bournemouth/ 2021-10-16 Bournemouth Echo enGoldie Vicki 2012-12-06 2# Bournemouth - Avenue Road - Tram Disaster http://qrackingthecodebournemouth.blogspot.com/2012/12/avenue-road-tram-disaster.html 2022-09-21 QRacking the Code The driver William Wilton was badly injured but helped to rescue his passengers from the wreckage. Aftermath A Board of Trade investigation found that a brake failure was to blame for the crash, as was Bournemouth Corporation Tramways. The management of the tram system had been split among various departments of Bournemouth Corporation. As a consequence of the accident, management was consolidated under a new tramway general manager, with Charles W. Hill being the first incumbent.Anderson 1995 Historical Background Tram 72, which had been built by Brush Traction in 1906, was recovered and repaired, but re-entered service as 71; the previous 71 being renumbered 82 to facilitate this.Anderson 1995 Rolling Stock See also List of tram accidents Fatal tram accident on 1 May 1908 in Bournemouth, England References Anderson Roy C. 1995 Bournemouth and Poole Tramways Midhurst, West Sussex Middleton Press 1-873793-47-2 collapsed Category:History of Bournemouth Category:Railway accidents in 1908 Category:1908 in England Category:Railway accidents and incidents in Dorset Category:Railway accidents and incidents in Hampshire Category:Tram accidents Category:1908 disasters in the United Kingdom