Rail accident

1898 Wrawby Junction rail crash

17 Oct 1898 · 53.57° N, 0.42° W

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When
17 Oct 1898
Kind
Rail accident
Coordinates
53.57° N, 0.42° W
Description
railway incident in Lincolnshire, England
Deaths
8
Injured
26

1898 Wrawby Junction rail crash

Railway incident in Lincolnshire, England

On 17 October 1898 at Wrawby Junction, on what was the Great Central Railway near Brigg in Lincolnshire, England, a passenger train collided with a derailed goods train; killing 8 people and injuring 26 more.

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