Kentish Town rail accident
On 2 September 1861, near Kentish Town station in London, 16 people were killed and 317 injured, when an excursion train operated by the North London Railway collided with a freight train operated by the London and North Western Railway. The excursion train was running early and had been given permission to proceed; but met the freight train as it crossed the lines at a freight sidings unprotected by signals.
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Kentish Town rail accident
On 2 September 1861, near Kentish Town station in London, 16 people were killed and 317 injured, when an excursion train operated by the North London Railway collided with a freight train operated by the London and North Western Railway. The excursion train was running early and had been given permission to proceed; but met the freight train as it crossed the lines at a freight sidings unprotected by signals.
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On 2 September 1861, near Kent ...... idings unprotected by signals.
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Signalling error
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1861-09-02
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Kentish Town rail accident
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On 2 September 1861, near Kent ...... idings unprotected by signals.
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