What the records say
- When
- 17 May 1938
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 51.51° N, 0.13° W
- Description
- 1938 rail accident in London
- Deaths
- 6
Placed at the town its description names, London.
Charing Cross (District line) tube crash
Railway accident in 1938
The Charing Cross tube crash occurred on 17 May 1938 at about 09:55 hours, between Charing Cross and Temple stations. Six people were killed when a Circle line service ran into the rear of a District line service held at an automatic signal. A wiring error had caused the preceding signal to incorrectly display a green aspect.
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