What the records say
- When
- 2 Sep 1861
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 51.55° N, 0.15° W
- Description
- 1861 collision in north London
- Deaths
- 16
- Injured
- 317
- Cause
- human error
Kentish Town rail accident
1861 train crash in London
On 2 September 1861, near Kentish Town station in London, 16 people were killed and 317 were injured when an excursion train operated by the North London Railway collided with a freight train operated by the London and North Western Railway.
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