What the records say
- When
- 30 Sep 1945
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 51.75° N, 0.52° W
- Description
- 1945 train derailment in Bourne End, Hertfordshire, England
- Deaths
- 43
Bourne End rail crash
1945 train derailment in Bourne End, Hertfordshire, England
The Bourne End rail crash occurred on 30 September 1945 when a sleeper train from Perth to London Euston derailed, killing 43. The cause was driver error, possibly compounded by ambiguous signalling regulations.
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