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The Battersea Park funfair disaster happened in Battersea Park, London, on 30 May 1972; five children died and thirteen others were injured when a wooden roller coaster train came off its tracks. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A report on the roller coaster after the crash found 51 faults on the ride.
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The Battersea Park Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 38) was passed in 1846 and £200,000 was promised for the purchase of the land. The Commission for Improving the Metropolis acquired 320 acres of Battersea fields, of which 198 acres became Battersea Park, opened in 1858, and the remainder was let on building leases.
STORY: London's iconic Battersea Power Station marked the opening of an ice rink following its $10.2 billion redevelopment and grand re-openingThe ice rink named ‘Glide’ is composed of three ...
Central London borders some of the borough's boundary with the Thames the closest park to which is Battersea Park. At 92 hectares (230 acres), Tooting Commons in the south of the borough, between Balham and Streatham are Wandsworth's largest public open space (not shared with any other borough). It is followed by 83-hectare (210-acre) Battersea ...
STORY: Location: LondonLondon’s iconic Battersea Power Station reopens after decades of decay as a glitzy hub of offices, flats, restaurants and shops "It's a huge building, it's a London ...
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The Battersea Park rail crash occurred on 2 April 1937, just south of Battersea Park railway station on the Southern Railway, in London, England.Two electrically driven passenger trains collided on the Up Local line; the second train, from Coulsdon North to Victoria, had been allowed into the section while it was still occupied by the first train, from London Bridge to Victoria.