What the records say
- When
- 8 Mar 1996
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 52.78° N, 2.11° W
- Description
- rail accident in the United Kingdom
- Deaths
- 1
1996 Stafford rail crash
Rail accident in the United Kingdom
The 1996 Stafford rail crash occurred on 8 March 1996 when a Transrail freight train travelling from Mossend, North Lanarkshire, to Willesden, North London, derailed after an axle on a wagon carrying liquid carbon dioxide failed due to fatigue at Rickerscote 1.4 miles (2.2 km) south of Stafford on the West Coast Main Line.
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