What the records say
- When
- 25 Aug 1958
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 50.77° N, 0.28° E
- Description
- railway accident in the UK
- Deaths
- 5
Eastbourne rail crash
1958 railway accident in England
The Eastbourne rail crash was an accident on the British railway system which occurred on 25 August 1958 at Eastbourne railway station in East Sussex. The accident killed five people and injured 41 others. Eastbourne station is a terminus station with services to Hastings, Brighton, London Victoria. At the time of the accident, there was a further service to Tonbridge via the Cuckoo Line.
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