Ce que disent les sources
- Quand
- 17 avr. 1948
- Type
- Accident ferroviaire
- Coordonnées
- 53.20° N, 2.50° W
- Description
- railway accident in the UK
- Deaths
- 24
- Injured
- 30
- Cause
- signalman
1948 Winsford railway accident
Railway accident in the UK
On 17 April 1948, 24 people died when the 17:40 Glasgow to London Euston train hauled by LMS Princess Royal Class 4-6-2 No 6207 Princess Arthur of Connaught was stopped after the communication cord was pulled by a passenger. The stopped train was then run into by a following postal express hauled by LMS Coronation Class 4-6-2 No 6251 City of Nottingham.
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