What the records say
- When
- 4 Nov 1940
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 51.02° N, 3.15° W
- Description
- high-speed derailment on the GWR in Somerset, 4 November 1940
- Deaths
- 27
- Injured
- 74
1940 Norton Fitzwarren rail crash
Railway incident in Somerset, England
The Norton Fitzwarren rail crash occurred on 4 November 1940 between Taunton and Norton Fitzwarren in the English county of Somerset, when the driver of a train misunderstood the signalling and track layout, causing him to drive the train through a set of points and off the rails at approximately 40 miles per hour (64 km/h). 27 people were killed.
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