What the records say
- When
- 2 Sep 1913
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 54.37° N, 2.35° W
- Description
- train crash in Cumbria, England
- Deaths
- 16
- Injured
- 38
1913 Ais Gill rail accident
Train crash in Cumbria, England
The Ais Gill rail accident occurred on the Settle–Carlisle line in Northwest England on 2 September 1913. Two long trains were both ascending a steep gradient with some difficulty, because their engines generated barely enough power to carry the load.
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