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Sevenoaks railway accident

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237: 225: 28: 213: 1902: 1612: 1897: 1607: 169:, where the line is in a cutting which is spanned by a bridge carrying Shoreham Lane. The cab of the locomotive struck the bridge and the engine was turned on its side across the cutting. The leading coaches piled up against it, killing 13 and injuring many more. Railway engineer Brigadier-General 183:
conducted the inquiry in person. Following the accident, the Southern Railway withdrew all the remaining 'River' class tank engines, which caused a public sensation at the time. Other drivers testified about the instability of the class and it emerged that one locomotive had previously derailed at
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speed, though it had re-railed itself. The engines' high centre of gravity, their hard springing, and the tendency for the water in the
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to surge, all caused the engines to roll dangerously at speed, so much so that in this accident the nearside wheels had lifted.
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Trials carried out after the accident showed that the design behaved well when running at 85 mph on the
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indicates railway accidents and incidents resulting in at least 20 fatalities
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Tunnel at 60 mph the rocking became violent and the train derailed past
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indicates the deadliest railway accident in British history
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Accidents and incidents involving Southern Railway (UK)
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Sevenoaks railway station
South Eastern Main Line
List of UK rail accidents by year
Dunton Green railway station
Sevenoaks railway station
Southern Railway
Cannon Street
Deal
River Class tank engine
River Cray
Pollhill
Dunton Green railway station
Archibald Jack
John Wallace Pringle
His Majesty's Railway Inspectorate
side tanks
Great Northern
King's Cross
SR U class
2-6-0
Wrecked coaches against the bridge.
Wrecked coach.
The overturned locomotive.
"Inspecting Officers (Railways)"
Rolt, L.T.C.
David & Charles
ISBN
0-7153-8362-0
Official report

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