Ce que disent les sources
- Quand
- 7 août 1840
- Type
- Accident ferroviaire
- Coordonnées
- 53.77° N, 0.88° W
- Description
- train wreck
- Deaths
- 4
Howden rail accident
1840 railway incident in England
The Howden rail accident in Yorkshire on 7 August 1840 killed five passengers. It occurred when a large piece of cargo, cast iron, fell from a wagon and derailed the following carriages. It happened on the Hull and Selby Railway as the train was travelling from Leeds to Hull. The crash was one of the first railway accidents to be investigated by the Railway Inspectorate.
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