Accrington on Rails - The Tramways: A Complete History - Robert Kenyon

368 cc oo nu pd li et i oonf sl o? ”r rHi eess, a“ iBdu, tt hI aatmt hoef sap en ee dr voofutsh ed ibs pu os shi at ido nv asroi ecda na cscaoyr dt hi nagt it to wc oa ns dpi ot isosni bs ,l ya nt rda vhealdl i npga sf saes dt e ar tahgar ne eidt sthhoa ut ltdh, eb bu ut swha sa dn obte terna vt er al lvi ne gl l irnegc kt hl ersosul yg ho rf odga nf ogre rsooums el y deivs et annaclel oawnidn gf ofro rs ot hmeec mo ni nd iut ti eo sn. s“”T. Hh ee wP aerakt hwehr i hc ha dh abde eonp ec nl eeadr ua pl l ut hnet i wl wa ye frraonmi nGt or eaant oHt ha rewr bo oa nd k, bouf tf owge ahgaadi nr”,uhne i an dt od ef odg. Wo phpeons di tied Oy aoku Hs ei lel the tramcar? Was the next question. He replied, “Only moments before the impact”. Another Commercial Traveller, James Fenwick, of Cliffe Lane in Great Harwood, when qk nu oe swt i ownheadt swaei dh, a“ Id wh ai ts urne taidl iIn hg amd ya lni gehwt es pd afpreorma nt hde abl lu st h, es ob hu as dl i gnhotts swe eenr et hs ew ti trcahme cda ro nu. nIt idl i tdh enno”t. E‘wviilddelyncuenrferolimablaen’!other witness called Robinson, was dismissed out of hand by the Coroner as The bus driver was then questioned and when asked “Did you notice the tram lines,” he ao nf sHwi lel rSetdr e“eNt o? "”. AT nh de nh ee xat nqsuwe es rt ieodn “wYeass”, . "WD ihda yt owuopual ds sbtewyooluorr rni eosr mo na lt hs pe eseedc tiino nd eocf ernota dc otno dtiht ieo snos uot hn this section? “Between 15 to 20 miles per hour”, he replied. Once again the Coroner adjourned the proceedings, and at the next on March 10 th hearing tChl ee r dk roi vf eAr cdc ri di nng ot ot na, t at ennddJ . nJo. rH wa wa so rht eh roef pt rhees eTnr at ends .pTo hr to &s e Gperne es reanlt Wi nocrl ku edresd’ UMnri oWn a. rThhuer sCto, rtohneeTr otwh ins tt ihme ier rauclceodu nt ht sa toift twh ea sa ci mc i dp eonr ttabnet f tohrae t t ahlel odfr itvheer wwiatsn easl lsoews ewde troe gg iivvee na nt hy ef uorpt ph oe rr t ue vniidt ye ntcoe ,p br euste anst suonmtileMwaerrceh s3t1ill unable by virtue of their injuries to attend, he adjourned the Inquest once again st . He closed by informing the jury, “It may be possible that I shall have no cause to call upon you again”. On March 17 th Walter Hope who had been summoned to appear before Haslingden Police Cwoaunrtto, nwma as ncnoemr ma ni dt t eddr i vt oi n gt riina la cmh aa rngneedr dwaint hg emr oaunsstl oa ut ghhe tsear,f ectayuosfi nt hge bpoudbilliyc . h a r m b y d r i v i n g i n a Mr O. C. Evans appeared for the prosecution, whilst Mr Frank Britcliffe was Counsel for the defence. The third charge of driving in a manner dangerous to the safety of the public was dropped. Evans stated that where this crash had occurred the highway was 29 feet and 4 inches wide, af rnodmt ht he edri as ti la no fc e1 5f r ionmc htehse l ek ae vr bi ntgo at hc lee tarra pma tl hi noe f w1 a1sf e1e2t faene dt a1nidn c4hi. nTchhee sm. To thoer tbr ua ms i nh aqdu ea snt ioovne rwhaasn 7g fTeheet abnuds 5w ei ni gc hh ee ds wi ni da et , 4wthoinc sh al enfdt a7 scpwatcse, wo fh3i l sf et et th ae nt dr a8mi nhcahde sa fwo re itghhet bouf s1 t0o tpo ansss asnadf e1l y7 bcywtthse. Tc ha re. cTohnesster uwcet iroenb oa fc kt eh de bf ryo ns tte ee nl dp l ao tf etsh. eT ht rearme cwaar s caolns soi sat ebdu fof ef ra osf o½l i d” tghi ri cdke rs treeei ln wf ohr ci cehd rbayn oa ar ok ubneda mt hse. cwahbi ci hn wa esreemei x- ct ei rncdl ee. dTihnitso ttohoe wb oa ds ys uo pf pt hoer tceadr. uOpno tnh tewpol ast tf oe er ml g ti hr de er er wf r aa ms ae sc oanntdr ot lwboo xs taene dl st uh pe pdoarsths ce oa nc hs i sot fe dwohf i cahmwe teai gl hs he di e l adbwo uhti c h1 aclws ot , r aa nn da rwo uenr ed thhoeu sc ea db . iTnh ear ec uwpebroe atrwd o bl ea nr geea tcho itl hs eo f s rt ea si ri ss .t eHr se, suggested that the presiding magistrates should make a mental note of these. On coming together the steel bar at the front of the tramcar was broken into two pieces, wf l ahtitlesnt etdh ea nt dw ot h es ucpopnot rrot ilnbgo xg iwr daesr bs rwo keer en cdlreiavne no fuf .pS ot hvriooul egnht twhaes ftlhoeo ri mi nptaoc tt ht heact atbh.e Tc ho en t dr oals bh owx aast tt hh ee rcooandd,uwc thoirc’hs Ee nvadnosf stthaet ecda rg awvaesaanl sion dbircoakt ieonnoofff tiht semfooroc rei no fg st h. Te hi me pt wa cot .c o i l s we re t h ro w n o u t o n t o The front end of the bus was mounted on two girder frames which had at their ends mf i rosut natni ndg sb oktnho wwne raes d‘ Daumma bg eIdr ,o nt hs ’e. Trhaed iDa tuomr bwIarso ndsi sol no dtgheedd ar invde r f’ si nsi isdhee do f ut ph eobvue sr ht hi te t hc ea bt r ao mf tchaer tramcar, but this apart the bus had come off relatively unscathed. It was the intention of Mr Evans to call all of the passengers on both vehicles, along with a lorry driver as well as both the conductors, so that their evidence could be evaluated. He also stated