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The Castlecary Disaster The Scottish railway crash which occurred in a blinding snowstorm. at Castlecary, Stirlingshire, last Friday night has proved to be the worst since the military train smash in 1915. Nineteen thirty-seven has been an unfortunate year for railway accidents. This one makes the fourth, and together they account for the lives of fifty-two people and some hundred injured. But, of course, these figures are insignificant compared with those for road accidents. The causes of this disaster, as yet unknown, will presumably come to light during the official enquiry which was opened in Edinburgh on Monday.. However, it is known that the coaches of both trains were mostly wooden and it is to be presumed that the death roll and number of injuries would have been reduced had the carriages been constructed of steel. Gradually steel coaches are replacing wooden. The sooner the process is completed the better for passengers' safety. * * * *
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