Penistone Rail Accidents
Over the latter years of the 19th and early years of the 20th centuries Penistone in Yorkshire gained a name as an accident black-spot on Britain's railway network, indeed it could be said to hold the title of the worst accident black-spot in the country. The main line through the town was the Woodhead route of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway between Sheffield Victoria and Manchester, London Road. The line was heavily graded with a summit some 400 yards inside the eastern portal of the Woodhead tunnel.
Read more about Penistone Rail Accidents: Cattle Drover's Neglect, 1845, The Bullhouse Bridge Accident, 1884, The Barnsley Junction Accident, 1885, The Huddersfield Junction Accident, 1889, More 19th Century Accidents, 20th Century Accidents, Effects On The Railway, See Also
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