What the records say
- When
- 1 Jan 1915
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 51.56° N, 0.07° E
- Description
- 1915 rail crash in east London
- Deaths
- 10
- Injured
- 500
- Cause
- excessive speed, human error
The source
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