What the records say
- When
- 15 Jan 1880
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 53.59° N, 2.85° W
- Description
- railway accident in the UK
- Deaths
- 9
Burscough Junction rail accident
1880 railway accident in England
The Burscough Junction Station Crash occurred on 15 January 1880 at the Burscough Junction railway station on the Liverpool to Preston railway line in England. The line was operated by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway company at the time. There were nine people killed in the accident and more than fifty people were injured.
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