Glasgow St Enoch rail accident
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| Glasgow St Enoch rail accident | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 27 July 1903 |
| Location | route knowledge |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Deaths | 16 |
| Injured | 64 |
| List of UK rail accidents by year | |
The Glasgow St Enoch rail accident occurred on 27 July 1903.[1] A train arriving at the St Enoch terminal station failed to stop in time and collided heavily with the buffer stop, sustaining severe damage. Thirteen people were killed instantaneously and a further three died at a later time owing to injuries received. 64 people were injured, of which 17 required hospital treatment.[2] This was the worst buffer stop collision on British main line railways,[3] though exceeded by the Moorgate tragedy on the London Underground.
Collisions with buffer stops have frequently occurred over the years, the most recent fatal one in the UK being the
telescoped.[5]
Notes
- ^ "Accident Report: Accident at Glasgow St Enoch on 27th July 1903" (PDF). Retrieved 10 February 2008.
- ^ "Accident Returns: Extract for Accident at Glasgow St Enoch on 27th July 1903 :: The Railways Archive".
- ^ "Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report (October 24, 2021, 9:02 pm)".
- ^ Rolt, L.T.C. (1956). Red for Danger. Bodley Head / David and Charles / Pan Books.
- ^ "| RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN GLASGOW|1903-08-01|County Observer and Monmouthshire Central Advertiser Abergavenny and Raglan Herald Usk and Pontypool Messenger and Chepstow Argus - Welsh Newspapers".
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