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Accident at Hampton Court Junction on 23rd February 1979

Accident Summary

Accident at Hampton Court Junction on 23rd February 1979

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Location

Hampton Court Junction

Train Operator

British Railways (Southern Region)

Primary Cause

Driver error

Secondary Cause

None

Result

Signal passed at danger, sidelong collision, derailment, train split, train fall from height

0 fatalities, 9 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 (0.3Mb download)Report on the Collision that occurred on 23rd February 1979 at Hampton Court Junction in the Southern Region British Railways...31st Oct 1979

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