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April 7 – United States – Deerfield railway accident – A washout outside of Deerfield, Massachusetts caused a passenger train to fall 100 feet (30 m) down an embankment, killing 11. [ 40 ] September 14 – United States – A head-on collision in Silver Creek between a freight train and a passenger train killed twenty passengers when the ...
1833 Hightstown rail accident, Hightstown, New Jersey; two killed plus 15 injured. Earliest recorded train accident involving the death of passengers. [1] [2] 1837 Suffolk head-on collision, Suffolk, Virginia; 3 killed plus dozens injured. Later in the year, a second accident resulted in ten injuries, with two of them ultimately dying. [3]
The Burscough Junction Station Crash occurred on 15 January 1880 at the Burscough Junction railway station on the Liverpool to Preston railway line in England. [1] The line was operated by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway company at the time. There were nine people killed in the accident and more than fifty people were injured. [2]
Just west of Wennington railway station was Wennington junction where the Furness and Midland Joint Railway left the North Western section of the Midland Railway.On 11 August 1880 the 12:15 Leeds to Lancaster train completely derailed at the junction points then continued for 166 yards (152 m) before striking the abutment of a bridge.
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Pages in category "Railway accidents in 1880" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Films about railway accidents and incidents. This includes train wrecks, head-on collisions, rear-end collisions, derailments, fires, explosions, release of hazardous chemicals, sabotage, terrorism, people falling from trains, and collisions with people on tracks.
Rakaia railway accident March 11 – New Zealand – Rakaia railway accident Two excursion trains returning from Ashburton to Christchurch collided when the second train rear-ended the first; four passengers were killed and 22 injured. The accident led to the fitting of air brakes to rolling stock and improved signalling.