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Accident at Ropley on 27th December 1900

Accident Summary

Location

Ropley

Train Operator

London & South Western Railway

Primary Cause

Failure to secure brakes

Secondary Causes

Inadequate brake power, inadequate track layout, lack of trap points or chock

Result

Runaway train portion, rear collision, derailment

0 fatalities, 5 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 Ropley on 27th December 190021st Jan 1901

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