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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]
On 21 September 1951, an express passenger train was derailed at Weedon, Northamptonshire due to a defective bogie on the locomotive hauling it. Fifteen people died and 35 were injured. On 19 November 1951, a bridge was washed away between Cocking and Midhurst, West Sussex. A freight train was derailed when it attempted to cross the bridge.
Locomotives; Multiple units; Passenger train. Commuter; ... NZ, UK) Transport portal: This is the list of rail accident lists. Lists. By year
Pages in category "Railway accident deaths in England" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 ...
This article gives a list of all British Rail Class 87 locomotives. Pre-tops numbers E3201–34 were allocated to the first 34 locomotives, but these were never carried. [1] Initially the locomotive names fell into four categories: historical locomotives on the West Coast Main Line or nearby, major population centres on the route, significant figures in British history, or the works of Walter ...
The steam locomotives of British Railways were used by British Railways over the period 1948–1968. The vast majority of these were inherited from its four constituent companies, the " Big Four ". In addition, BR built 2,537 steam locomotives in the period 1948–1960, 1,538 to pre-nationalisation designs and 999 to its own standard designs.
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.