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Sutton Coldfield train crash
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Date23 January 1955
16:13
LocationSutton Coldfield, Warwickshire
Coordinates52°33′55″N 01°49′28″W / 52.56528°N 1.82444°W / 52.56528; -1.82444
CountryEngland
LineCross-City Line (present name)
CauseOverspeed on curve
Statistics
Trains1
Passengers300
Deaths17
Injured25
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The Sutton Coldfield train crash took place at about 16:13 on 23 January 1955 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire (now within Birmingham), when an express passenger train traveling from York to Bristol, derailed due to excessive speed on a sharp curve.

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