1815 Philadelphia train accident

When

31 Jul 1815

Kind

Rail accident

Coordinates

54.86° N, 1.48° W

Description

1815 railway accident in Philadelphia, England

Deaths

14

1815 railway boiler explosion in Philadelphia, England

The 1815 Philadelphia train accident occurred on 31 July 1815, in Philadelphia, County Durham, England, when an early experimental railway locomotive, Brunton's Mechanical Traveller, suffered a boiler explosion. This engine, also known as the Steam Horse, ran on four wheels but was pushed by mechanical feet.

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