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Accident at Hare Park Junction, Wakefield on 27th December 1970

Accident Summary

Location

Hare Park Junction, Wakefield

Train Operator

British Railways (Eastern Region)

Primary Cause

Insecure points

Secondary Causes

Inadequate workmanship, site staff error

Result

Track damaged by train, points split under train, derailment

0 fatalities, 0 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 (0.6Mb download)Report on the Derailment that occurred on 27th December 1970 at Hare Park Junction near Wakefield in the Eastern Region British Railways...16th May 1972

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