An investigation by Major General C. S. Hutchinson concluded that whereas the immediate cause was the obscured signal, signalling practice at Esholt Junction — specifically clause 16, which allowed trains to approach the junction simultaneously — should be abolished and considered to be a breach of the Regulation of Railways Act 1889.
A Board of Trade inquiry was held under the auspices of Major-General C.S Hutchinson, veteran of numerous rail accidents including the Tay Bridge disaster of 1879.
Major General Hutchinson of the Board of Trade inspected the works at 09.00 hrs on 4 June 1881.
Yesterday (Thursday) morning Major-General Hutchinson of the Board of Trade, made an official inspection of the second section of the Nottingham Tramway Company's line, which extends from the Market-place as far as Carrington and the end of Forest-Road, and which is now fully completed.
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