Similar Accidents
Other accidents in which the signalman forgot, or got confused about, the presence of a train include:
- Thirsk rail crash - 1892
- Hawes Junction train disaster - signalman forgets about light engines on line - 1910
- Quintinshill rail crash - signalman forgets about train on line - 1915
- Winwick rail crash - 1934
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