Posted By John Donaldson I think you will find there was an accident at Littlebrook D in the late 70’s and it involved a hoist.

Posted By Jennifer Kelly Excellent found it in 2 seconds flat with the addition of the work hoist!! Thanks for that. 1 down two to go - any other prompts?

Posted By Richard Perry Brent cross 20 June 1964 - theres a report in Jeremy Stranks "safety Technology" isbn0273622234. Littlebrook - hoist failure in a lift shaft in january 1978 - theres an HSE report which should be widely available. Ask , your local library or its available online from some safety sites such as TIOneStop - but its a copyright document so you'll need a subscription

Posted By Nick TM Patience I cannot remember all the details but the accident at Brent Cross was in the 1950's (I think). It involved a crane failure. It followed a change in Road Transport regulations which limited the length of overhang of crane sections transported by lorry. The sections of an existing crane were shortened to comply with the transport regulations. Subsequently the connections between the various crane sections were modified. The crane was erected and was lifting components of another crane when one of the modified sections failed and the load (or the crane) I forget which fell onto a coach. The Factory Inspectorate (as was) investigated and a report was published. This was used as a case study at Aston Uni for the post-grad diploma in the mid 1990's. Hope this helps.