Thirsk Rail Crash

Thirsk rail crash may refer to one of the following railway accidents in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England:

  • Thirsk rail crash on 2 November 1892, collision between two trains due to signalling error by exhausted signalman
  • Thirsk rail crash on 31 July 1967, collision between a train and a derailed wagon

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