Hall Road rail accident
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| Details | |
| Date | 27 July 1905 16:37 |
| Location | Hall Road railway station |
| Coordinates | 53°29′51″N 3°02′59″W / 53.4975°N 3.0497°W |
| Country | England |
| Line | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Cause | Rear-end collision |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Deaths | 20 |
| Injured | 48 |
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The Hall Road rail accident occurred at 16:37 on 27 July 1905 at Hall Road station between Bootle and Formby north of Liverpool, operated at the time by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The 16:30 Liverpool Exchange to Southport express collided with a local train which had departed Liverpool ten minutes earlier, and which was to be turned round at Hall Road. The empty local train had been shunted into a siding to allow the express to pass; according to the official report, the points failed to close properly and the signalman was unable to clear the signal for the express. He then worked the points back and forth three times and, unable to clear the signal, waved a green flag to the driver. Unfortunately he had left the points set for the siding and the express was diverted into it and struck the rear of the local train, killing 20 people in the front coach of the express after telescoping occurred. Both drivers survived, having jumped clear prior to the impact.
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- Eyewitness accounts
- Official Report Railway Archive, accessed 28 July 2012
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‡ indicates railway accidents and incidents resulting in at least 20 fatalities § indicates the deadliest railway accident in British history 1815–1899   2000–present | |