Rail accident

Chelford rail accident

22 Dec 1894 · 53.27° N, 2.28° W

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When
22 Dec 1894
Kind
Rail accident
Coordinates
53.27° N, 2.28° W
Description
railway accident in Cheshire, England, in 1894
Deaths
14

Chelford rail accident

1894 railway accident in Cheshire, England

The Chelford rail accident occurred on 22 December 1894 at Chelford railway station. The stationmaster was supervising shunting operations, during which a high-sided wagon was fly-shunted into a siding in strong winds and rapidly fading light. As another six wagons were being run onto an adjoining track, the stationmaster saw the high-sided wagon being blown out of its siding by the wind to meet them.

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