Similar Accidents
- Clayton Tunnel rail crash - signalman gets confused about which train is which - 1861
- 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 - signalman and booking boy forget about train on main line. (1934)
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