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Accident at Farington on 7th September 1841

Accident Summary

Location

Farington

Train Operator

North Union Railway

Primary Cause

Station staff error

Secondary Causes

Fog, inadequate time interval, lack of tail lights

Result

Rear collision, runaway train portion

0 fatalities, 8 injured

Accident Investigation Status

This accident has been the subject of a published formal accident investigation, which you will find below.

Related Documents

Link  [?] Document Date
view document PDF (0.3Mb download)Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Farington on 7th September 184118th Sep 1841

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