Accidente ferroviario

Howden rail accident

7 ago 1840 · 53.77° N, 0.88° W

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Cuándo
7 ago 1840
Tipo
Accidente ferroviario
Coordenadas
53.77° N, 0.88° W
Description
train wreck
Deaths
4

Howden rail accident

1840 railway incident in England

The Howden rail accident in Yorkshire on 7 August 1840 killed five passengers. It occurred when a large piece of cargo, cast iron, fell from a wagon and derailed the following carriages. It happened on the Hull and Selby Railway as the train was travelling from Leeds to Hull. The crash was one of the first railway accidents to be investigated by the Railway Inspectorate.

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