What the records say
- When
- 26 Oct 1947
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 55.70° N, 1.93° W
- Description
- railway accident in the UK
- Deaths
- 28
Goswick rail crash
1947 railway accident in Northumberland, England
The Goswick rail crash occurred on 26 October 1947 near the village of Goswick, Northumberland, England. The Flying Scotsman express from Edinburgh Waverley to London King's Cross failed to slow down for a diversion and derailed. Twenty-eight people were killed, including the talented Scottish biochemist, John Masson Gulland.
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