Shrewsbury rail accident

Cuándo

15 oct 1907

Tipo

Accidente ferroviario

Coordenadas

52.71° N, 2.75° W

Description

high speed derailment in Shropshire, UK on 15 October 1907

Deaths

18

Injured

61

Train derailment in Shropshire, UK on 15 October 1907

The Shrewsbury rail accident occurred on 15 October 1907. An overnight sleeping-car and mail train from Manchester to the West of England derailed on the sharply curved approach to Shrewsbury station, killing 18 people and injuring 33. The accident was concluded to be due to excessive speed on a dangerous curve.

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