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*^&&0THE wrecked signaibox out of which a man stepped alive. On the left Is the building through - ■* '*which a warning lamp from the damaged gate was hurled and, on the right, the end of the train. Undamaged is the wheel which will never again open and close the Eshton Terrace level-crossing.


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crashed down round him, Mr Roberts, described by witnes­ ses at “the luckiest man alive,” walked from the wrec­ kage only badly shaken and complaining of. nothing more than a bruised back. .


CLOSING


IRONICALLY, the Eshton Terrace .crossing is due for routine maintenance and a British Rail spokesman said yesterday that it would be sh u t for 24 hours from midnight a week on Sunday.


debris from the signalbox and thrown to the ground. Mother of two Mrs Speak received three broken ribs and back injuries, and. Mrs Kerrison was cut on the face and also injured her ankle. Commented Mr Roberts: “I


the ordeal was over. Inter-, viewed at her bedside she said


still can't get over the ■ fact that I’m alive." Mrs Speak was equally glad


Mischief night


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•mischief night fancy dress dance at the Hodder Bridge Hotel.


Valley Ladies of the Licensed Trade raised £200 for local charities. Most of the 200 who


Member of the Ribble


1 Hallow-e’en dance. Licensees, who acted as judges, chose. Peter Hargreaves (Time and motion) as first prize winner, and his sister-in-law, Mrs Catherine Hargreaves (The Roaring 20s), was third. Se'cond prize went to Miss Janet Marsden, -who wore a St Trinian’s costume.


'attended wore fancy dress, adding to the fun of the evening. .For the organisers, it was a departure from the usual


BUNNY girls,Yankee Doodle Dandy, Charlie Chaplin and many more characters were among the guests at a


Eileen Kerrison, of Mytton View, and Mrs Isabel Speak, of Curzon Street — who were standing together by the cros­ sing gates were not so lucky. They were showered with


But two. women — Mrs . us.” wreck / t h b > h - “ - .


WOMENHURT WATTING AT THE GATES


A SIGNALMAN, a guard and two Clitheroe mothers narrowly e scaped death when a 23-wagon freight train, containing a reported £50,000 worth of whisky, came off the lines at the Eshton Terrace level crossing. As the train passed over the roadway on Monday afternoon, one of the leading wagons reared up. and demolished the signalbox where 54-year-old Blackburn man Mr Stan Roberts was working.


“ I was terrified the big wagons would topple on to


. day morning, though it was late that night before-trains could use this section of the line once more. After the drama there was


.jack-knifed about 150 yards, down the line from the cros­ sing, one of the double­ skinned containers was grazed


propane gas containers — all em pty, b u t s ti ll under pressure and liable.to be lethal if punctured. . As the: propane wagons


angry comment from several local residents. They say they had been expecting some sort of disaster for years and are critical of the speed at which trains go by. But fortunately, the conse­ quences of the accident were not as serious as their worst fears. Indeed, it was a day when people living in the vicinity of the crossing could count their blessings. For in the train were three


. taken.to Accrington Victoria Hospital. Mr Smith was detained with head and chest injuries, but the others were allowed home. E s h to n T e r ra c e was reopened to vehicles on Tues-


and the guard, Mr David Smith (29), of-Carlisle, were


Both women, Mr Roberts-


Back in business


man said it was likely that the crossing would b e f i t t e d w i t h


Continental-type arm-lift barriers and the wrecked signalbox replaced.


petroleum company arrived to supervise their removal, with firemen still very much on the alert. It was not until Tuesday afternoon that the tankers were righted. British. Rail sent a team of


val that the containers were empty, prepared for the worst, and at' one stage were ready to evacuate the area, but it was quickly established that the tanks were empty. Later , experts from a


experts .to investigate the- crash. It is understood that the trouble began just before the crossing, on the Hellifield side. According to Mrs Speak,


by flying wheels, but not pierced. Firemen, unaware on arri­


on putting up a tempor­ ary hut equipped with levers to operate the gate and it is hoped that this will be in action tomor­ row night.. A British Rail spokes­


THE line was reopened at 10 p.m. on -Tuesday, arrangements being made for the gates to be worked m a n u a l ly , w ith the operator in touch with o th e r sighalboxes by ’phone. Work has been started,


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W W W EQUAL RIGHTS one of the leading wagons lost


-a'wheel as the engine- passed the signal box.


. vans, which crumbled like matchwood. , The .whisky van jumped off


at about two o’clock on Monday, there were several .pedestrians and cars waiting. Nearest to the signalbox


throughout Monday night by floodlight. Heavy lifting gear was brought in', but it was' Tuesday afternoon before the' wrecked wagons had been lifted clear and the propane tankers could be righted. At the time of the accident


the train, 14 came.off the line and were either written off or damaged. Railway gangs worked


were Mrs Kemson and Mrs Speak, on their way home ' from St James s School, where they are part-time welfare workers. O Continued on page 9


concertinaed, those at the back stayed on the line, including the guard’s van, ■ which came to' rest right outside the signalbox. Of the 23 wagons making up


the line but stayed upright, the impact shattering some of the cases. A number of vans were loaded with potatoes and the contents were scattered over a wide area. The propane tankers finished up on their sides. As the leading 'wagons


the signalbox when the rolling stock came off the line and the rest of the train jack-knifed and piled into the leading.


caught a gate stanchion and then struck the corner of the wooden and brick building. It was about 200 yards from


As the wagon reared up it


M ir a c le Pm alive, says signalman


. through. As .1 watched it approach. I remember seeing the front of the train go past. I picked up my kettle to make a cup of tea and. bang, every­ thing collapsed around me..


through his first train of the day and' the next he was standing in a pile of rubble. He said: T closed the level crossing to let the train


duty-man at the Eshton T e r ra c e crossing- since August, had just started his eight-hour stint when the wagons struck. One minute he was seeing


Road, Blackburn, nursing a bruised back, he said: “It’s a miracle I got away. Someone up there must like me!" Mr Roberts, who has been


R o b e r ts , too, was left wondering ju s t how he escaped being killed as the roof, windows andValls of the cabin came tumbling all around him. At his home in St James’s


WITNESSES of .Monday’s train crash could hardly believe their eyes when signalman Stanley Roberts left his shattered box virtually unscathed. Fifty-four-year-old Mr


only open on Tuesdays and Saturdays, while the men’s


could be used seven days a week. The Mayor, Coun John


AN appeal to have the ladies' toilets at Clithcroe Market open throughout the week was made at a meeting of the Town Council by Coun.' Mrs May Woodford. She said that they were


-Ribble Valley Council if it would be possible for the cafe proprietors to open and close the toilets as had been done in the past.


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MR STAN ROBERTS . . kept .calm.


The stove-pipe crashed down •just in front of me. Had Mr Roberts decided to


'open. It was incredible,” he said. ", . “I started looking for my. personal things. Then I was helped down.”


to stay calm that saved his life. Instead of trying to reach the stairs, he stood still and covered . his head with his arms. “The sound of breaking wood and glass seemed to go on for ages. When the jiust settled, I was standing in the


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knew of- the accident was when she . was telephoned from the hospital. ■ At first I thought he had been hurt going to work on his scooter," she said.


in- dust , and limping, slightly. But I was amazed to see him at all after hearing how the accident happened.” I t is the first time Mr,


“He arrived home covered -


;not put him.off .his job. - “I’ll be back at work as soon


Roberts has been involved in a mishap of this'kind, but it has


as the'doctor clears me,” he said. - - . '


signalman for 22 years and was a relief man before being appointed to Clitheroe. The first his wife, Lily,


■ Mr Roberts has been a


brew up a few minutes later, he would have been at the sink filling the -kettle and would have caught the full force of the impact. The kettle was smashed to pieces. It was probably his ability


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Blackburn, explained that vandalism had forced the former Clitheroe Borough Council to close the tojlcts when the market wasn’t open. It was decided to ask the


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