Welwyn Tunnel rail crash
1866 railway accident in Welwyn, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other rail crashes near Welwyn, see Welwyn Garden City rail crashes.
The Welwyn Tunnel rail crash took place in Welwyn North Tunnel, north of Welwyn (now Welwyn North) station on the Great Northern Railway, on 9 June 1866.[1] According to L T C Rolt, "from the point of view of damage to engines and rolling stock it was one of the most destructive in railway history."[2]
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Welwyn Tunnel rail crash | |
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Date | 9 June 1866 23:36 |
Location | Welwyn, Hertfordshire |
Coordinates | 51.836°N 0.186°W / 51.836; -0.186 |
Country | England |
Line | East Coast Main Line |
Incident type | Collision |
Cause | Guard failed to protect the train |
Statistics | |
Trains | 3 |
Deaths | 2 |
Injured | 2 |
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