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no documents availableCompanies: Leicester & Swannington Railwayno causes availableResults: axle failure, coupling failure, derailment, rear collisionCasualties: 1 fatalities, 1 injuredno map data availableno accident image available Accident at Ratby28th Aug 1844
documents availableno companies availableCauses: lack of continuous brakes, excessive train loadResults: coupling failure, train split, runaway train portion, head on collisionCasualties: 1 fatalities, unknown injuredmap data availableno accident image available Accident at SwintonSep 1844
no documents availableCompanies: Great Western Railwayno causes availableResults: derailment, collision with structure, coupling failureCasualties: 0 fatalities, 9 injuredno map data availableno accident image available Accident at West Drayton - Slough17th Jun 1845
documents availableCompanies: London & North Western RailwayCauses: excessive speed, inadequate time interval, defective couplingResults: coupling failure, train split, rear collision, head on collision, derailmentCasualties: 0 fatalities, unknown injuredmap data availableno accident image available Accident at Whiston Incline14th Nov 1849
no documents availableCompanies: Caledonian & Dumbartonshire Junction Railwayno causes availableResults: coupling failure, train split, runaway train portion, rear collisionCasualties: 0 fatalities, 7 injuredno map data availableno accident image available Accident at Dumbarton - Bowling16th Jun 1851
documents availableCompanies: South Eastern RailwayCauses: inadequate brake power, station staff error, defective coupling, inadequate rulesResults: coupling failure, runaway train portion, buffer stop collision, collision with structureCasualties: 0 fatalities, 2 injuredmap data availableno accident image available Accident at Folkestone12th Aug 1851
documents availableCompanies: London & North Western RailwayCauses: poor design, inadequate workmanshipResults: mechanical failure, coupling failure, derailment, collisionCasualties: 2 fatalities, unknown injuredmap data availableno accident image available Accident at Hampton - Coventry3rd Aug 1852
documents availableCompanies: London & North Western RailwayCauses: track defect, excessive speed, inadequate drainageResults: derailment, coupling failure, train fall from heightCasualties: 2 fatalities, 0 injuredmap data availableno accident image available Accident at Huyton2nd Dec 1852
documents availableCompanies: North British RailwayCauses: station staff error, defective couplingResults: coupling failure, train split, rear collision, runaway train portionCasualties: 0 fatalities, 3 injuredmap data availableno accident image available Accident at Reston27th Nov 1854
documents availableCompanies: North British RailwayCauses: signal clerk error, inadequate supervisionResults: rear collision, coupling failure, runaway train portion, head on collisionCasualties: 1 fatalities, unknown injuredmap data availableno accident image available Accident at Calton Tunnel7th Dec 1854

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