Train derailment in Shropshire, UK on 15 October 1907
Shrewsbury rail accident
From The Sphere, 19 October 1907
Details
Date
15 October 1907
Location
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Country
England
Line
Welsh Marches Line
Incident type
Derailment caused by excessive speed
Cause
Driver's error
Statistics
Trains
1
Deaths
18
Injured
33
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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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