What the records say
- When
- 5 Jan 1946
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 54.74° N, 1.60° W
- Description
- rail crash in Count Durham, England, 5 January 1946
- Deaths
- 10
- Injured
- 29
Browney rail crash
Railway crash in the United Kingdom
The Browney train crash occurred near to the Browney signal box on the East Coast Main Line, County Durham, England on 5 January 1946. A southbound goods train split in two, with the rear portion accelerating downhill and crashing into the front portion of the train, which had been stopped by the signaller to inform the driver that the train was split into two.
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