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Ninety-four people were killed, of whom 44 were children on a holiday outing. After the accident, barrier-dependent train signalling was introduced on the DR network. July 31 – United Kingdom – Thirsk rail crash, an express train from King's Cross to Edinburgh collided with the wreckage of a derailed freight train. Seven were killed and 45 ...
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]
Fiumarella rail disaster; S. Singleton Bank rail crash This page was last edited on 5 December 2024, at 23:00 (UTC). ... Category: Railway accidents in 1961.
The 8:50 diesel multiple unit train from Colne to Fleetwood collided with the rear of a ballast train at about 45 miles per hour (72 km/h). The latter had been working in the vicinity of Singleton Bank signal box and was about to leave to clear the section for the express.
The Fiumarella rail disaster was one of the most serious incidents in the history of the Italian railways. It occurred at about 7:45 a.m. on 23 December 1961, at the Fiumarella viaduct, near Catanzaro , in the region of Calabria , southern Italy .
Railway accidents in 1961 (2 P) L. Railway lines opened in 1961 (9 P) Railway lines closed in 1961 (16 P) R. ... 1961 in rail transport; R. R30 (New York City Subway car)
April – D5151, the first Sulzer Type 2 diesel locomotive, later British Rail Class 25, is completed at B.R. Darlington Works.; April 9 – The Long Beach Line, the last operating service of the former Pacific Electric Railway, is replaced by buses.
On 23 September 1961, a passenger train collided with a Land Rover at the Swavesey level crossing on the Cambridge to St. Ives line. The vehicle had been wrongly admitted to the crossing by the crossing keeper. Three men and a young boy were killed. [14] On 16 October 1961, a freight train ran away approaching Robin Hoods Bay station, Yorkshire ...