What the records say
- When
- 7 Aug 1838
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 51.58° N, 0.35° W
- Description
- railway accident in 1838
- Deaths
- 1
1838 Harrow rail accident
Railway accident in 1838
The Harrow train accident 1838 occurred on the afternoon of Tuesday 7 August 1838. Thomas Port, a railway guard, fell from a train on the London and Birmingham Railway near to Harrow, Middlesex, England. He was dragged under the carriages and had both legs partially severed. Despite attempts to save his life, he died later that day from severe blood loss.
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