What the records say
- When
- 19 Dec 1973
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 51.51° N, 0.31° W
- Description
- 1973 rail accident in west London
- Deaths
- 10
- Injured
- 94
- Participants
- 650
Ealing rail crash
1973 rail accident in west London
The Ealing rail crash was an accident on the British railway system that occurred on 19 December 1973. The 17:18 express train from London Paddington to Oxford—with approximately 650 passengers on board—was derailed while travelling at around 70 mph (110 km/h) between Ealing Broadway and West Ealing.
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