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Wigan rail crash
Details
Date3 August 1873
01:20
LocationWigan North Western station
CountryEngland
LineWest Coast Main Line
OperatorLondon and North Western Railway
CauseDerailment due to excessive speed
Statistics
Trains1
Deaths13
Injured30
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The Wigan rail crash was a railway accident which occurred at Wigan North Western station, England, to a northbound excursion train in the early morning of 3 August 1873. Thirteen passengers were killed after derailed carriages collided with station buildings. The train was declared to have been travelling at excessive speed.

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