1948 Winsford railway accident
On 17 April 1948, 24 people died when the 17:40 Glasgow to London Euston train hauled by LMS Princess Royal Class 4-6-2 No 6207 Princess Arthur of Connaught was stopped after the communication cord was pulled by a passenger (a soldier on leave who presumably lived near Winsford and was seen to leave the train after it had stopped). The stopped train was then run into by a following postal express hauled by LMS Coronation Class 4-6-2 No 6251 City of Nottingham.
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1948 Winsford railway accident
On 17 April 1948, 24 people died when the 17:40 Glasgow to London Euston train hauled by LMS Princess Royal Class 4-6-2 No 6207 Princess Arthur of Connaught was stopped after the communication cord was pulled by a passenger (a soldier on leave who presumably lived near Winsford and was seen to leave the train after it had stopped). The stopped train was then run into by a following postal express hauled by LMS Coronation Class 4-6-2 No 6251 City of Nottingham.
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Signaller's error
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England
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1948-04-17
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Winsford rail accident
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Bei dem Eisenbahnunfall von Wi ...... ish Railways gegründet wurden.
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On 17 April 1948, 24 people di ...... -2 No 6251 City of Nottingham.
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1948 Winsford railway accident
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Eisenbahnunfall von Winsford (1948)
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