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Accident at Garston - Hunts Cross West on 24th November 1955

Accident Summary

Location

Garston - Hunts Cross West

Train Operator

British Railways (London Midland Region)

Primary Cause

Insecure train equipment

Secondary Cause

Inadequate maintenance

Result

Train equipment on track, collision with train equipment, derailment, collision with structure

0 fatalities, 3 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)Report on the Derailment which occurred on 24th November 1955 between Garston and Hunts Cross West in the London Midland Region British Railways...28th Mar 1956

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