Rail accident

Wigan rail crash

2 Aug 1873 · 53.54° N, 2.63° W

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When
2 Aug 1873
Kind
Rail accident
Coordinates
53.54° N, 2.63° W
Description
1873 railway incident in England
Deaths
13
Injured
30

Wigan North Western railway station

Railway station in Greater Manchester, England

Wigan North Western is one of two railway stations that serve the town centre of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England; the other is Wigan Wallgate, 110 yards (100 m) away. It lies on the West Coast Main Line between Warrington Bank Quay and Euxton Balshaw Lane, 6 miles 47 chains (10.6 km) from Newton-Le-Willows junction.

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