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Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident near Wimborne on 8th December 1881

Document Summary

The report on the derailment of a passenger train at Wimborne in 1881.

This document was published on 4th January 1882 by Board of Trade.

It was written by Lieut. Col. F. H. Rich.

This item is linked to the Accident at Wimborne on 8th December 1881

The original document format was Bound Volume, and comprised 3 pages.

This document was kindly sourced from Colin Divall and is in our Accident reports collection. It was added to the Archive on 17th February 2008.

Copyright Information

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"A part of the 12.18 p.m. fast train from Bath to Bournemouth left the rails about a mile from Wimborne Junction, while it was running round the Wimborne curve.

No passengers were injured, but the guard, who was travelling in the break-van at the tail of the train, received a severe blow on the head, and only returned to duty on the 2nd instant."

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