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March 13 – Germany – Two passenger trains collided at Halle railway station; killing seven and injuring many. [6] March 13 – United Kingdom – Two were killed by an accident on the Great Northern Railway, near Wakefield, Yorkshire. [7] Terrible and Fatal Railroad Accident near Santa Cruz, May 23, 1880.
The Cartography of York is the history of surveying and creation of maps of the city of York. The following is a list of historic maps of York: c.1610: John Speed's map [1] 1624: Samuel Parsons' map of Dringhouses [2] c1682: Captain James Archer's Plan of the Greate, Antient & Famous Citty of York [3]
1892 Thirsk rail crash November 2 – United Kingdom – Thirsk rail crash, Thirsk, Yorkshire, England: a signalman suffering from distress and lack of sleep due to a family emergency forgot about a freight train standing outside his signal box. Eight people were killed and 39 injured.
December 4 - United States - Near Shenandoah, Iowa: Of 150 passengers aboard Wabash Railroad train No. 14, 130 "were more or less seriously injured" when the several cars derail six miles (9.7 km) north of Shenandoah, at 8:50 pm. Three day coaches and smokers were turned over on their sides while the engine and baggage car remained on the rails.
The rail-over-rail bridge being dismantled December 4 – United Kingdom – Lewisham rail crash: A steam train passes a red signal in the fog and ploughs into the back of an electric train. The crash also destroys a support column of a railway bridge, causing parts of the bridge to collapse onto the wreck; fortunately, a train approaching the ...
March 29 – United States – Amherst, Ohio: An overnight New York Central Railroad express eastbound from Chicago to Pittsburgh was operating in two sections; when the first was stopped by a signal, the second one ran into it at 50 mph (80 km/h), the wreckage fouled the next track, and the westbound 20th Century Limited, also at 50 mph, ran ...
April 26 – United States – Dominguez Canyon rail crash: A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger train crashed into Wells Gulch at around 20:00 due to burned out trestle, killing 2 and injuring 7. The engineer, CD Freeman, and the fireman, FS Perkins, were killed when the train fell through the unsupported rails due to the trestle ...
March 8 – India – An express from Madras to Calcutta (now Chennai and Kolkata, respectively) collided with a stationary freight train at Baudpur, about 40 mi (64 km) southwest of Balasore, killing 22. [58] May 28 – United Kingdom – A passenger train derailed at Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire due to excessive speed on a curve. Three people were ...