Death by Chance: The Abergele Train Disaster, 1868 £4.50
ISBN 0-86381-900-1 Published 2004 Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
'Dr Hume writes in a lively style that draws you in to experience the ghastly affair virtually first-hand. The description of the consequent enquiry where the various witnesses were questioned is captivating: new facts, twists and turns constantly emerging.
Not only a commentary on a particular railway accident and its consequences, the book provides insight into Victorian society, and shows how the class differences of that society were both highlighted and breached by the Great Leveller.
A smashing educational read, and greatly thought provoking: railway procedures are improved, but are we any different as people 136 years later?'Arthur Holden, Bromley Library
ISBN: 978-0-9549909-2-3 Publication date 05 February 2009