Accident ferroviaire

Sevenoaks railway accident

24 août 1927 · 51.28° N, 0.17° E

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Quand
24 août 1927
Type
Accident ferroviaire
Coordonnées
51.28° N, 0.17° E
Description
derailment at speed in Kent, UK, 24 August 1927
Deaths
13
Injured
21

Sevenoaks railway accident

1927 railway incident in Kent, England

The Sevenoaks railway accident occurred on 24 August 1927 between Dunton Green railway station and Sevenoaks railway station. The Southern Railway's afternoon express from Cannon Street to Deal left London at 5 pm, hauled by River Class tank engine No 800 River Cray. Several passengers later recounted that from time to time the train seemed to roll excessively on fast curves.

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