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Shrewsbury rail accident
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Date15 October 1907
LocationShrewsbury, Shropshire
CountryEngland
LineWelsh Marches Line
Incident typeDerailment caused by excessive speed
CauseDriver's error
Statistics
Trains1
Deaths18
Injured33
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Diagram of the site of the accident; on this diagram, the train travelled from the left to the nose of the station points, where it derailed.

The Shrewsbury rail accident occurred on 15 October 1907. An overnight sleeping-car and mail train from Manchester to the West of England derailed on the sharply curved approach to Shrewsbury station, killing 18 people and injuring 33. The accident was concluded to be due to excessive speed on a dangerous curve.

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