What the records say
- When
- 14 Aug 1915
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 52.22° N, 1.06° W
- Description
- railway accident in the UK
- Deaths
- 10
Weedon rail crashes
Two railway incidents in Northamptonshire, England
Weedon, Northamptonshire on the West Coast Main Line has been the site of two serious derailments in 1915 and 1951, killing 10 and 15 people respectively. Both were unusual in being caused by mechanical failures on steam locomotives.
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