Ratho rail crash
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| Ratho rail crash | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 3 January 1917 16:35 |
| Location | Ratho Station |
| Coordinates | 55°56′06″N 3°22′44″W / 55.935°N 3.379°W |
| Country | Scotland |
| Line | Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway |
| Cause | signalling failure |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Deaths | 12 |
| Injured | 46 |
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The Ratho Rail crash occurred on 3 January 1917 and killed 12 people.light engine in stormy weather.
Just west of the station lay Queensferry Junction where the line from
telescoping
the first coach and derailing the second, killing 12 people and seriously injuring 46 more.
The Board of Trade enquiry led by Colonel J. W. Pringle found that the unsafe use of hand-signals to control access to passenger lines was the cause of the disaster.
References
- ^ "Collision near Edinburgh. 11 deaths, 41 persons injured". The Herald. 4 January 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ MacLeod, Duncan (27 September 2006). "UK train accidents in which passengers were killed 1825-1924". Pure Collector.
- "Holiday Train Wreck: Eleven Persons Killed in Scotland". The Times. 4 January 1917. p. 5.
- "Scottish Train Wreck: Rescue Work by Soldiers". The Times. 5 January 1917. p. 5.
- "Hand signalling: Board of Trade Inspectors Criticisms". The Times. 11 January 1917. p. 3.
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