What the records say
- When
- 22 Sep 1892
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 54.17° N, 3.14° W
- Description
- 1892 sinkhole near Lindal-in-Furness, Lancashire, England
- Deaths
- 0
- Injured
- 0
Lindal railway incident
1892 sinkhole near Lindal-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
The Lindal railway incident happened on Thursday 22 September 1892 near Lindal-in-Furness, a village lying between the Cumbria towns of Ulverston and Dalton-in-Furness. A Furness Railway D1 locomotive, No.115, was shunting in sidings when it disappeared into the ground after a large, deep hole opened up beneath it.
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