Accident ferroviaire

Irk Valley Junction rail crash

15 août 1953 · 53.50° N, 2.23° W

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Quand
15 août 1953
Type
Accident ferroviaire
Coordonnées
53.50° N, 2.23° W
Description
Railway crash in Collyhurst, United Kingdom
Deaths
10
Injured
58

Irk Valley Junction rail crash

Railway crash in Collyhurst, United Kingdom

The Irk Valley Junction rail crash occurred on 15 August 1953 at Collyhurst, just over one mile (1.6 km) from Manchester Victoria station. At that point, the electrified line to Bury passes through Irk Valley Junction, so called because it lies on a viaduct above the River Irk.

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