What the records say
- When
- 12 Oct 1928
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 55.86° N, 4.25° W
- Description
- railway accident
- Deaths
- 3
Glasgow Queen Street rail accident
Railway accident
The Glasgow Queen Street railway accident occurred on 12 October 1928, in the tunnel adjacent to Glasgow Queen Street railway station on the Glasgow to Edinburgh line of the London & North Eastern Railway. A train climbing the steep 1 in 42–44 gradient through the tunnel slipped to a standstill and rolled back, colliding with an empty local train which was shunting.
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