began to de-rail south of Weedon, Northamptonshire, on the West Coast Main Line south of Rugby, at a speed of 65 mph and finally crashed, killing 15 people...
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were flown by pilots with amateur radio licences. Weedon has been the site of two serious rail crashes in 1915 and 1951 in which a total of 25 people were...
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The Settle rail crash was a railway accident that occurred at Langcliffe near Settle, England, on the night of 21 January 1960 in which two trains collided...
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two years, the first being the Southall rail crash of September 1997, a few miles west of this crash. Both crashes would have been prevented by an operational...
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Transport. "Rail crash officials will not face manslaughter charges". The Guardian. 18 October 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2010. Office of Rail Regulation:...
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The Southall rail crash occurred on 19 September 1997, on the Great Western Main Line at Southall, West London. An InterCity 125 high speed passenger train...
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Inverythan crash, 27 November 1882 Esholt Junction rail crash, 9 June 1892 Royal Mail train crashes into the back of a loaded coal train at Lawrence Hill...
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The Clapham Junction rail crash occurred on the morning of 12 December 1988, when a crowded British Rail passenger train crashed into the rear of another...
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The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash was a three-train collision at Harrow and Wealdstone station in Wealdstone, Middlesex (now Greater London) during...
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The Polmont rail accident, also known as the Polmont rail disaster, occurred on 30 July 1984 to the west of Polmont, near Falkirk, in Scotland. A westbound...
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