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891:(Oct 1940)
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868:(Mar 1938)
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275:Casualties
193:rail crash
150:Statistics
61:April 2023
36:references
1710:1815–1899
1446:Ulleskelf
1262:Stechford
1214:Baschurch
1110:Stratford
1089:Newcastle
1077:Doncaster
1009:Doncaster
982:Lichfield
798:Charfield
771:Sevenoaks
765:Penistone
676:Penistone
575:Tonbridge
521:Salisbury
500:Hall Road
248:brake van
240:Fleetwood
231:The crash
1679:Winsford
1667:Southall
1643:Stafford
1631:Ais Gill
1613:Greenock
1565:Stafford
1422:Dunmurry
1387:West Ham
1375:Nuneaton
1366:Moorgate
1256:Winsford
1164:Lewisham
1039:Winsford
997:Grayrigg
723:Abermule
628:Ais Gill
622:Chumhill
530:Grantham
494:Gomshall
264:Nuneaton
260:Stafford
132:Operator
104:Location
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1619:Morpeth
1601:Morpeth
1506:Colwich
1470:Polmont
1464:Morpeth
1440:Holborn
1393:Taunton
1307:Morpeth
1226:Lincoln
1024:Goswick
839:Winwick
741:Retford
545:Newport
360: (
305:Sources
256:up line
171:Injured
117:England
114:Country
91:Details
49:improve
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1583:Newton
1536:Purley
1488:Eccles
1434:Bushey
1428:Bushey
1354:Ealing
1301:Marden
1274:Thirsk
1208:Royton
1196:Settle
1140:Barnes
1134:Milton
1095:Weedon
946:Ilford
922:Eccles
895:Balham
747:Lytham
664:Weedon
646:Ilford
509:Witham
482:Slough
209:points
191:was a
163:Deaths
155:Trains
38:, but
1637:Largs
1558:1990s
1415:1980s
1317:1970s
1289:Hixon
1189:1960s
1146:Luton
1064:1950s
952:Soham
882:1940s
814:1930s
710:1920s
682:Ratho
585:1910s
475:1900s
288:Cause
282:shock
142:Cause
913:Bank
557:Dore
427:1947
414:1945
362:1946
197:1946
187:The
122:Line
96:Date
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