Colwich railway accident
1986 rail crash at Colwich Junction, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Colwich rail crash occurred on the evening of Friday 19 September 1986 at Colwich Junction, Staffordshire, England.[1] It was significant in that it was a high speed collision between two packed express trains. One driver was killed, but no passengers died because of the great strength of the rolling stock involved, which included examples of Mk1, Mk2 and Mk3 coaches.
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Colwich rail crash | |
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Date | 19 September 1986 18:28 |
Location | Colwich Junction, Staffordshire, England |
Country | England |
Line | West Coast Main Line |
Incident type | Collision |
Cause | Driver's error |
Statistics | |
Trains | 2 |
Passengers | ~873 |
Deaths | 1 |
Injured | 75 |
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