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Accident at Sonning Hill Cutting on 24th December 1841

Accident Summary

Location

Sonning Hill Cutting

Train Operator

Great Western Railway

Primary Cause

Landslip

Secondary Causes

Lack of spring buffers, inadequate passenger protection

Result

Collision with debris, derailment, telescoping

8 fatalities, 17 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 (0.6Mb download)Print of Sonning Cutting1st Jan 1841
view document PDF (0.3Mb download)Accident Returns: Extract for Accident at Sonning on 24th December 184125th Dec 1841

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