What the records say
- When
- 30 Dec 1941
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 53.49° N, 2.33° W
- Description
- collision between two passenger trains in 1941
- Deaths
- 23
1941 Eccles rail crash
Collision between two trains in England
The 1941 Eccles rail crash occurred on 30 December 1941 at the east end of Eccles railway station in Lancashire, England.
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