Document Summary

The report on the derailment of an empty coal train and the subsequent collision with a mineral train between Cheadle Junction and Northenden in 1971.

This document was published on 31st January 1972 by Department of the Environment.

It was written by C. H. Hewison.

This item is linked to the Accident at Cheadle Junction - Northenden on 21st May 1971

The original document format was Paper, and comprised 9 pages.

This document was kindly sourced from Office of Rail Regulation and is in our Accident reports collection. It was added to the Archive on 7th August 2008.

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