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As there was nothing more he could do, the driver jumped out onto the platform with the train still travelling at around 20 mph. It ploughed straight into the DMU and completely destroyed the first coach. The second coach was torn from its
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Damage caused to the trains was severe, especially after petrol from two of the tank wagons began to boil and was forced out of the pressure relief valves, whereupon it ignited. The fire was not extinguished until 00:20 the following day.
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were based nearby and arrived within a couple of minutes. They were able to rescue a trapped postal worker and evacuated several passengers from an adjacent lightly loaded train before it too was engulfed by the fire.
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and thrown up onto the platform where it demolished the refreshment room wall. There were very few people on that part of the station, although the staff in the refreshment room had to shelter themselves from falling
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Railway accident : report on the Derailment and Consequent Fire that occurred on 8th May 1972 at Chester General Station in the London Midland Region British Railways
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occurred on 8 May 1972 at Chester, northwest England, resulting in extensive fire damage, but no casualties. It was caused by brake failure through human error.
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but the pipes had not been connected. The train had run from Ellesmere Port as an unbraked freight train and stopped at
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The trains involved were all written off and a section of the station roof was damaged and consequently removed.
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At around 20:50 the train was approaching Chester station (then known as Chester General) on a 1 in 100 falling
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had failed. It ran past a signal at danger and through a set of points which were set for no. 11
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A major fire broke out when the burst fuel tanks of the trains ignited, but the
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Chester Station seen in 2005, showing the section of roof that was not replaced
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diesel locomotive no. 5028. The first five wagons were tank wagons containing
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indicates railway accidents and incidents resulting in at least 20 fatalities
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indicates the deadliest railway accident in British history
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Failure to connect vacuum brake pipes to the locomotive
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Railway accidents and incidents in the United Kingdom
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YouTube video showing the damage caused by the crash.
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Chester General Rail Crash

Chester railway station
Chester
England
53°11′47″N 2°52′41.7″W / 53.19639°N 2.878250°W / 53.19639; -2.878250
United Kingdom
Chester to Manchester Line
Ellesmere Port
Mold
Class 24
kerosene
petrol
gas oil
gradient
brakes
bay platform
diesel multiple unit
bogies
masonry
fire brigade
vacuum brake
Helsby
YouTube video showing the damage caused by the crash.
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