What the records say
- When
- 2 Jun 1944
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 52.33° N, 0.33° E
- Description
- ammunition train exploded, 1944
- Deaths
- 2
- Injured
- 29
Soham rail disaster
Ammunition train exploded, 1944
The Soham rail disaster occurred on 2 June 1944, during the Second World War, when a fire developed on the leading wagon of a heavy ammunition train. The wagon contained a quantity of high explosive bombs. The train crew had detached the wagon from the rest of the train and were drawing it away when the cargo exploded.
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