What the records say
- When
- 22 Jan 1955
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 52.57° N, 1.82° W
- Description
- train derailment 22 January 1955
- Deaths
- 17
- Injured
- 25
Sutton Coldfield rail crash
Train crash in Warwickshire, England
The Sutton Coldfield train crash took place at about 16:13 on 23 January 1955 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, when a diverted southbound express passenger train travelling from York to Bristol, derailed due to excessive speed on a sharp curve.
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