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*[[Leighton Buzzard]]. 11 April 2011; Woman dies in a fire in toilet onboard the 16.25 [[London Midland]] service from Northampton to London Euston.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://news.sky.com/skynews/Article/201009115970478| date=11 April 2011 | title=Woman dies in train fire |work=Sky News}}</ref>
*[[Oxshott]], 5 November 2010; a cement mixer lorry falls off a road bridge, striking the 15:05 [[South West Trains]] service from [[Guildford (Surrey) railway station|Guildford]] to [[London Waterloo]]. Two people - a passenger and the lorry driver - are seriously injured, with a handful of other passengers receiving minor injuries.
*[[Oxshott]], 5 November 2010; a cement mixer lorry falls off a road bridge, striking the 15:05 [[South West Trains]] service from [[Guildford (Surrey) railway station|Guildford]] to [[London Waterloo]]. Two people - a passenger and the lorry driver - are seriously injured, with a handful of other passengers receiving minor injuries.
*[[Gainsborough Line]], [[Bures]], [[Suffolk]], 17 August 2010; A [[National Express East Anglia]] [[British Rail Class 156|Class 156 ''SuperSprinter'' unit]] (156417) collides with a lorry on a level-crossing on Sewage Works Roads in [[Little Cornard]] whilst working the 17:31 Sudbury - Marks Tey service.. Ten people are injured, three seriously. Three passengers and the driver were trapped in the wreckage. (See [[2010 Little Cornard derailment]]).
*[[Gainsborough Line]], [[Bures]], [[Suffolk]], 17 August 2010; A [[National Express East Anglia]] [[British Rail Class 156|Class 156 ''SuperSprinter'' unit]] (156417) collides with a lorry on a level-crossing on Sewage Works Roads in [[Little Cornard]] whilst working the 17:31 Sudbury - Marks Tey service.. Ten people are injured, three seriously. Three passengers and the driver were trapped in the wreckage. (See [[2010 Little Cornard derailment]]).

Revision as of 18:51, 17 April 2011

This list is of railway accidents in the UK sorted chronologically. For a list sorted by death toll see List of United Kingdom rail accidents by death toll. It does not include incidents that did not involve rolling stock, such as the Oxford Circus fire of 1984 and the King's Cross fire of 1987.

2010–present

2000–2009

A view of the Penrhyndeudraeth level crossing, viewed from the station.
Grayrigg derailment, 23 February 2007
Royal Mail train slammed into the back of a loaded coal train at Lawrence Hill station, 1 November 2000
  • Lawrence Hill, 1 November 2000; driver injured; an empty mail train passed red lights and hit the back of a loaded coal train
  • Hatfield, 17 October 2000; 4 killed, 35 injured: derailment caused by broken rail; restaurant coach hit overhead catenary stanchion

1990–1999

1980–1989

1970–1979

  • Invergowrie rail crash, 22 October 1979; 5 killed, 52 injured: preceding train stopped due to traction motor fire; following train ran into rear; poorly maintained signalling equipment.[29]
  • Paisley Gilmour Street rail crash, 16 April 1979; 7 killed, 67 injured: Inattention by driver ("ding-ding, and away"); head-on collision
  • Penmanshiel Tunnel, 10 March 1979; 2 killed: tunnel on the East Coast Main Line collapsed during works to increase the loading gauge, killing 2 construction workers. Tunnel abandoned and new alignment cut
  • Naas level crossing, Gloucester, 1 March 1979: 3 killed, 5 injured: waste lorry driver crossed unmanned crossing in front of Cardiff to Newcastle passenger train, train crew and lorry driver killed.[30]
  • Between Hassocks and Preston Park, 19 December 1978; 3 killed, 57 injured: preceding train stopped at red signal north of Patcham Tunnel, following train ran into rear; inattention by driver, failure to slow after caution signal then failure to stop at protecting signal showing no aspect due to failure (as per rule book requirements)
  • Taunton train fire, 6 July 1978; 12 killed, 19 injured: dirty linen stacked against electric heater, (victims died from carbon monoxide poisoning); locked doors.[31]
  • Shippea Hill; A passenger train collided with a lorry on an unmanned level crossing. 1 killed, several injured.
  • Nuneaton rail crash, 6 June 1975; 6 killed, 67 injured: derailed from excessive speed: temporary speed limit equipment faulty and inattention by driver
  • Moorgate Underground rail crash, 28 February 1975; 43 killed, 74 injured: driver ran through station into blind end of tunnel at speed: cause unexplained.[32]
  • Watford Junction rail crash, 23 January 1975; 1 killed, 11 injured: express derailed by a steel stillage that had fallen from a previous freight train; then hit by another express
  • Ealing rail crash, 19 December 1973; 10 killed, 94 injured: battery box door fell open, hit lineside equipment which operated points under train.[33]
  • Shields Junction near Glasgow, 30 August 1973; 5 killed, 51 injured; collision between two passenger trains followed by fire; no clear cause, although driver possibly suffered heart attack
  • Eltham Well Hall rail crash, 11 June 1972; 6 killed, 126 injured: excessive speed on curve: driver intoxicated, assistant driver inexperienced and with no route knowledge
  • Chester General Rail Crash station, 8 May 1972; 2 injured: 'train brake' failure, runaway freight train (partly fuel oils) hit empty passenger train, damaged station, fire
  • Tattenhall Junction, 2 July 1971; 2 killed, 26 injured: school excursion train derailed; buckled track
  • Haughley Green, 13 March 1971; 1 injured (driver): power unit of locomotive no. 1562, which had been uprated on an experimental basis, exploded while hauling a Liverpool Street to Norwich express[34]
  • Audenshaw Junction rail crash, 20 May 1970; 2 killed, 13 injured: points changed under train; signalman tampered with equipment to speed up working

1960–1969

  • Morpeth (1969), 7 May 1969; 6 killed, 121 injured: driver inattention, excessive speed on curve
  • Monmore Green, Wolverhampton, 8 April 1969; 2 killed, 30 injured: freight train struck head-on by a passenger train which accidentally passed a signal at danger; subsequent fire
  • Marden rail crash, Marden, Kent, 4 January 1969; 4 killed, 11 injured: express passenger train ran past signal at danger in fog and collided with a parcels train
  • Sandridge, Hertfordshire, 12 June 1968; 2 killed, 10 injured: fire on diesel multiple unit after gearbox failure damaged fuel tank; poor maintenance
  • Hixon rail crash, Staffordshire, 6 January 1968; 11 killed, 27 injured: multiple issues resulting from the (then recent) installation of automatic (train operated) un-monitored level crossings by British Rail; express passenger train collided with road-transporter carrying 110-ton transformer.[35]
  • Hither Green rail crash, 5 November 1967; 49 killed, 78 injured: broken rail, poor track maintenance; derailment at 70 mph.[36]
  • Foxhall Junction, Didcot, 27 September 1967; 1 killed, 23 injured: excessive speed through crossover (O. S. Nock was a passenger).[37]
  • Thirsk rail crash (1967), 31 July 1967; 7 killed, 45 injured: freight train derailment fouled adjacent track; following train ran into wreckage
  • Maidstone East, 17 July 1967; 13 injured: freight train passed a signal at danger and ran into the rear of a stationary passenger train; error by guard resulted in inadequate brake power; excessive speed
  • Connington South rail crash, Huntingdonshire, 5 March 1967; 5 killed, 18 injured: signal operator wilfully defeated interlocking and moved facing points while passenger train was passing over them
  • Stechford rail crash, 28 February 1967; 9 killed, 16 injured: misunderstood hand signal coupled with an unauthorised movement: locomotive moved onto running line in path of oncoming train
  • Bridgend, 17 December 1965; 2 killed: locomotive derailed due to landslide whilst hauling empty coach train; run into by freight train
  • Coton Hill rail crash, Shrewsbury, 11 January 1965; 1 killed, 2 injured: driver of goods train failed to obey stop sign, derailed on trap points and crashed through Coton Hill signal box
  • Cheadle Hulme, 28 May 1964; 3 killed, ?? injured: speed on curve
  • Itchingfield Junction, West Sussex 5 March 1964; 2 killed (crew of up goods): collision between up goods (Brighton to Three Bridges, diverted via Steyning line) which overran signals and down goods (Three Bridge to Chichester).
  • Knowle and Dorridge rail crash, 15 August 1963; 3 killed, 3 injured: express ran into freight train due to signaller error
  • Coppenhall Junction, 26 December 1962; 18 killed, 34 injured: express hit express in rear: lineside gear frozen or snow-blocked, driver should have phoned but phone was out of order
  • Lincoln rail crash, 3 June 1962; 3 killed, 7 injured: speed on curve: driver unaccustomed to diesel engine and did not know route
  • Singleton Bank rail crash, Lancashire, 16 July 1961; 7 killed, 116 injured: signalman let train enter section of line under engineer's possession; hit ballast train
  • Royton, Greater Manchester, February 1961; runaway train crashed through buffers and demolished a pair of terraced houses
  • Settle rail crash, 21 January 1960; 5 killed: slide-bar of locomotive fell off due to missing bolts; connecting rod became detached, destroying adjacent track; oncoming goods train deflected into side of passenger train.

1946–1959

1920–1945

1900–1919

1880–1899

Esholt Junction rail crash, 9 June 1892
Inverythan crash, 27 November 1882

1850–1879

Fallen Tay Bridge from the north, 28 December 1879
Shipton-on-Cherwell Disaster, 24 December 1874
Staplehurst rail crash, 9 June 1865

Before 1850

The Dee bridge after its collapse, 24 May 1847
File:Sonning2.jpg
Sonning Cutting, close to the scene of the accident, 24 December 1841. Workmen appear to be repairing bank-slips on the southern side of the cutting at left. Print by JC Bourne published in 1846.

See also

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