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At 2 am a northbound passenger train derailed when it struck permanent way material that had fallen from a previous train. Locomotive hit bridge pier, driver killed. [296] 3 February 1983: 1: 12: Elgin, Moray: Broken rail leads to derailment of Aberdeen-to-Inverness passenger train, rearmost coach turned on its side and slid about 100 metres. [297]
Locomotives; Multiple units; Passenger train. Commuter; ... NZ, UK) Transport portal: This is the list of rail accident lists. Lists. By year
On 20 May 1958, a passenger train was in collision with a locomotive and brake van at Arkleston Junction, Paisley, Renfrewshire due to errors by the driver of the locomotive. One person died and 26 were hospitalised. [9] On 28 June 1958, a rake of carriages ran away and were derailed at Lockwood, Yorkshire. [9]
Locomotive Services Limited: 121: British Rail: Diesel 70 110 1 1 142: Pacer: 75 120 1 2 Lumo: 803: AT300: AC electric 125 200 5 5 Merseyrail: 777/0: METRO: DC electric 75 120 46 4 Third rail mode only 777/1: 7 Third rail mode - full top speed, battery mode - 62 mph / 100 km/h Network Rail: 153: Sprinter: Diesel 75 120 4 1 Track inspection [27 ...
Freightliner's immediate need was for improved reliability from its locomotive fleet. During 1997, the company commissioned Brush Traction to rebuild of six of its Class 47 locomotives to create the Class 57, which was fitted with reconditioned General Motors power units and reworked ex-Class 56 alternator groups. The first of these was ...
LMS locomotive Profiles Vol. 9: Main Line Diesel-Electrics Nos. 10000 and 10001. Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 1-905184-04-2. Ian Allan (1969). British Railways Locomotives and Other Motive Power: Combined Volume. London: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-0112-X. Marsden, Colin J. (1983). British Rail Motive Combined Volume 1983.
The driver of the ČD Cargo train jumped out of the locomotive and survived, but the driver of the UNIDO train died. 15 April – Egypt – A passenger train derailed in Minya al-Qamh, injuring 15. [50] 18 April – Egypt – Toukh train accident: A passenger train derailed in Toukh, killing 23 people and injuring 139. [51]
The loss of this locomotive led to the introduction of the BR Standard Class 8P Pacific, an experimental three-cylinder 4-6-2 No. 71000 Duke of Gloucester, which is today preserved. The badly damaged Perth locomotive City of Glasgow after the crash. This was rebuilt. The Perth train had been hauled by No. 46242 Coronation Class 4-6-2 City of ...