What the records say
- When
- 27 Nov 1882
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 57.46° N, 2.41° W
- Description
- railway accident in the UK
- Deaths
- 8
Inverythan rail accident
1882 railway accident in Scotland
The Inverythan rail accident occurred when a faulty girder collapsed on a 39 by 15 ft single-track railway underbridge between Auchterless and Fyvie. The engine of the freight/passenger train crossed safely, but most of the train fell into the gap onto a road below.
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