What the records say
- When
- 8 Oct 1844
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 54.99° N, 1.43° W
- Description
- railway accident in West Harton in 1844
- Deaths
- 2
- Injured
- 9
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Eisenbahnunfall von West Harton
Der Eisenbahnunfall von West Harton war ein Mehrfach-Zusammenstoß zweier Züge und einer abgestellten Wagengruppe am 8. Oktober 1844 in West Harton, South Shields, England, der auf den damals noch sehr unvollkommenen Zugsicherungssystemen beruhte. Zwei Menschen starben.
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