Wennington Junction rail crash

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Wennington Junction rail crash
Leeds to Morecambe Line
Cause	Excessive speed over junction
Statistics
Trains	1
Deaths	8
Injured	23
List of UK rail accidents by year

Just west of Wennington railway station was Wennington junction where the Furness and Midland Joint Railway left the North Western section of the Midland Railway. On 11 August 1880 the 12:15 Leeds to Lancaster train completely derailed at the junction points then continued for 166 yards (152 m) before striking the abutment of a bridge.

The junction had no

to its passenger trains the enquiry pointed out that such a recommendation had been made twenty years previously and the actions had still not been completed.

Sources

• ISBN 0-7153-8362-0
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External links

• Board of Trade report transcription