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Accident at Glasgow Queen Street on 8th April 1861

Accident Summary

Location

Glasgow Queen Street

Train Operator

Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway

Primary Causes

Inadequate maintenance, inoperative equipment, insecure points, lack of point locking

Secondary Cause

Inadequate track layout

Result

Points split under train, derailment, sidelong collision

0 fatalities, 6 injured

Accident Investigation Status

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

Related Documents

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view document PDF (0.2Mb download)Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Glasgow Queen Street on 8th April 186124th Apr 1861

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