Letter of thanks from General Manager to Albert George Powell Marsh for his assistance at Milton train accident in 1955

Letter, British Transport Commission, General Manager, Western Region, to Fireman Albert George Powell Marsh, conveying his personal message of thanks for the valuable assistance that he gave at the scene of the Milton train accident, 20th November 1950, letter dated 30th November 1955.

Fireman Albert George Powell Marsh was awarded the British Empire Medal in recognition for his services to the trapped and injured passengers of the train that derailed at Milton on November 20th 1955. The accident report shows that it was caused by driver error, as the train approached a crossover on an embankment at excessive speed. It was exacerbated by poor visibility of the signal caused by the Britannia being left-hand drive on a Western Region line, with the view further curtailed by the handrail and smoke deflector.