What the records say
- When
- 8 Aug 1996
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 51.66° N, 0.39° W
- Description
- 1996 rail crash in England
- Deaths
- 1
- Injured
- 69
Watford rail crash
1996 rail crash in England
In the early evening of 8 August 1996, a Class 321 passenger train operated by Network SouthEast passed a signal at danger travelling from London Euston on the West Coast Main Line Down Slow line at approximately 110 km/h (68 mph). Having applied the brakes it eventually stopped 203 m (222 yd) past the signal and was traversing the junction between the Down Slow line and the Up Fast line.
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