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Accident at Swinton in September 1844

Accident Summary

Location

Swinton

Train Operator

Awaiting Information

Primary Causes

Lack of continuous brakes, excessive train load

Secondary Cause

None

Result

Coupling failure, train split, runaway train portion, head on collision

1 fatality, unknown number of 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)Newspaper Report on the Accident at Swinton in September 1844Sep 1844

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