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class="infobox-above summary notheme">Glanrhyd Bridge collapse</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">19 October 1987</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Llandeilo" title="Llandeilo">Llandeilo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carmarthenshire" title="Carmarthenshire">Carmarthenshire</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">Wales, UK</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Line</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Heart_of_Wales_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="Heart of Wales Line">Heart of Wales Line</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cause</th><td class="infobox-data">Bridge swept away</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Trains</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deaths</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><a href="/wiki/List_of_rail_accidents_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom">List of UK rail accidents by year</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>On 19 October 1987, a train on the <a href="/wiki/Heart_of_Wales_line" title="Heart of Wales line">Heart of Wales line</a> derailed and fell into the River Towy due to the partial collapse of the Glanrhyd Bridge near <a href="/wiki/Llandeilo" title="Llandeilo">Llandeilo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carmarthenshire" title="Carmarthenshire">Carmarthenshire</a>. Four people died as a result of the tragedy; the driver and three of the passengers drowned. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glanrhyd_Bridge_collapse&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The event took place early on Monday 19 October 1987. Several days prior, the <a href="/wiki/Great_storm_of_1987" title="Great storm of 1987">Great Storm of 1987</a> occurred, causing widespread damage to infrastructure across Britain. On the Sunday afternoon, a driver who had been attending to engineering works in <a href="/wiki/Llandrindod_Wells" title="Llandrindod Wells">Llandrindod Wells</a> reported flooding along the line. The responsible traffic manager, after investigation and some deliberation, decided to accompany the first train out on the Monday: the 05:27 from <a href="/wiki/Swansea_railway_station" title="Swansea railway station">Swansea</a> to <a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury_railway_station" title="Shrewsbury railway station">Shrewsbury</a>. </p><p>The 05:27, which consisted of a two-car <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_108" title="British Rail Class 108">Class 108 DMU</a>, fell into the <a href="/wiki/River_Towy" title="River Towy">River Towy</a> near <a href="/wiki/Llandeilo" title="Llandeilo">Llandeilo</a> at approximately 07:15. The accident was caused by the Glanrhyd Bridge being partially washed away by the swollen river. The train was moving at only 10 mph (16 km/h), which was the normal speed limit for this bridge.<sup id="cite_ref-20yearson_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20yearson-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Carwyn_Davies" title="Carwyn Davies">Carwyn Davies</a>, a nearby farmer (and amateur rugby player for <a href="/wiki/Llanelli_RFC" title="Llanelli RFC">Llanelli</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-llanelli_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-llanelli-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> had waited until 07:00 for daylight so he could investigate the flooding on his farm. He was 400 yards (370 m) from the bridge in a flooded field when he saw that a central section of the railway bridge was missing. He attempted to return to his house to telephone a warning, but had not reached there when he heard the train approaching and saw the first carriage "take off" from the bridge.<sup id="cite_ref-report05_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report05-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Davies later helped rescuers to reach the bridge using his <a href="/wiki/Tractor" title="Tractor">tractor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-llanelli_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-llanelli-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of the ten people on board the train, three passengers and three members of <a href="/wiki/British_Rail" title="British Rail">British Rail</a> staff managed to escape but the driver and three passengers drowned.<sup id="cite_ref-report01_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report01-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Staff on board included a Traffic Manager and an Engineer who were accompanying the train to inspect the route after reports of flooding and track damage had been received the previous day.<sup id="cite_ref-report02-5_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report02-5-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The train left the tracks and fell into the swollen river at Glanrhyd Bridge, though the rear carriage remained partially on the rails and above water. While the passengers and staff were calmly making their way through to the rear carriage, the front carriage broke away and was swept downstream with the driver and three of the passengers (a married couple and a teenage schoolboy) still inside.<sup id="cite_ref-20yearson_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20yearson-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-report07_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report07-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A result of the incident was that the procedures for checking railway bridges were tightened. There has been no railway collisions in Wales resulting in a passenger fatality since then until the <a href="/wiki/2024_Talerddig_train_collision" title="2024 Talerddig train collision">21 October 2024 collision near Talerddig</a><sup id="cite_ref-20yearson_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20yearson-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources">Sources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glanrhyd_Bridge_collapse&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/DoT_Glanrhyd1987.pdf"><i>Report on the Collapse of Glanrhyd Bridge on 19th October 1987</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Department of Transport. 31 January 1990. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-11-550961-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-11-550961-5"><bdi>0-11-550961-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Report+on+the+Collapse+of+Glanrhyd+Bridge+on+19th+October+1987&rft.pub=Department+of+Transport&rft.date=1990-01-31&rft.isbn=0-11-550961-5&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.railwaysarchive.co.uk%2Fdocuments%2FDoT_Glanrhyd1987.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlanrhyd+Bridge+collapse" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glanrhyd_Bridge_collapse&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-20yearson-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-20yearson_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-20yearson_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-20yearson_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFClark,_Rhodri2007" class="citation news cs1">Clark, Rhodri (19 October 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Rail+travel+in+Wales+is+so+safe,+the+most+dangerous+part+of+a+train...-a0169958184">"Rail travel in Wales is so safe, the most dangerous part of a train journey is getting to the station"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Western_Mail_(Wales)" title="Western Mail (Wales)">Western Mail</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="/wiki/List_of_rail_accidents_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom">Railway accidents and incidents in the United Kingdom</a>, 1900–1999</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1900s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Slough_rail_accident" title="Slough rail accident">Slough</a> (Jun 1900)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_St_Enoch_rail_accident" title="Glasgow St Enoch rail accident">Glasgow St Enoch</a> (Jul 1903)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gomshall_railway_station#Accidents_and_incidents" title="Gomshall railway station">Gomshall</a> (Feb 1904)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hall_Road_rail_accident" title="Hall Road rail accident">Hall Road</a> (Jul 1905) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Witham_rail_crash" title="Witham rail crash">Witham</a> (Sep 1905)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charing_Cross_roof_collapse" title="Charing Cross roof collapse">Charing Cross</a> (Dec 1905)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Salisbury_rail_crash" title="1906 Salisbury rail crash">Salisbury</a> (Jul 1906) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grantham_rail_accident" title="Grantham rail accident">Grantham</a> (Sep 1906)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elliot_Junction_rail_accident" title="Elliot Junction rail accident">Elliot Junction</a> (Dec 1906) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_rail_accident" title="Newport rail accident">Newport</a> (Sep 1907)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Birmingham_Tramway_accident" title="1907 Birmingham Tramway accident">Birmingham</a> (Oct 1907)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dore_%26_Totley_railway_station#History" title="Dore & Totley railway station">Dore</a> (Oct 1907)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury_rail_accident" title="Shrewsbury rail accident">Shrewsbury</a> (Oct 1907)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Bournemouth_Tramway_accident" title="1908 Bournemouth Tramway accident">Bournemouth</a> (May 1908)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonbridge_railway_station#Accidents" title="Tonbridge railway station">Tonbridge</a> (Mar 1909)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1910s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Braunton_Road_rail_accident" title="Braunton Road rail accident">Braunton Road</a> (Jan 1910)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coulsdon_North_railway_station#1910_accident" title="Coulsdon North railway station">Coulsdon North</a> (Jan 1910)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawes_Junction_rail_crash" title="Hawes Junction rail crash">Hawes Junction</a> (Dec 1910)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontypridd_railway_accident" title="Pontypridd railway accident">Pontypridd</a> (Jan 1911)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ditton_Junction_rail_crash" title="Ditton Junction rail crash">Ditton Junction</a> (Sep 1912)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chumhill_rail_accident" title="Chumhill rail accident">Chumhill</a> (Feb 1913)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Ais_Gill_rail_accident" title="1913 Ais Gill rail accident">Ais Gill</a> (Sep 1913)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burntisland_railway_station#Accidents_and_incidents" title="Burntisland railway station">Burntisland</a> (Apr 1914)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrbridge_railway_station#1914_bridge_collapse" title="Carrbridge railway station">Carrbridge</a> (Jun 1914)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Ilford_rail_crash" title="1915 Ilford rail crash">Ilford</a> (Jan 1915)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quintinshill_rail_disaster" title="Quintinshill rail disaster">Quintinshill</a> (May 1915) <b>‡</b> <b>§</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weedon_rail_crashes#1915_rail_crash" title="Weedon rail crashes">Weedon</a> (Aug 1915)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Bedes_Junction_rail_crash" title="St Bedes Junction rail crash">St Bedes Junction</a> (Dec 1915)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penistone_rail_accidents#20th_century_accidents" title="Penistone rail accidents">Penistone</a> (Feb 1916)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratho_rail_crash" title="Ratho rail crash">Ratho</a> (Jan 1917)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bere_Ferrers_rail_accident" title="Bere Ferrers rail accident">Bere Ferrers</a> (Sep 1917)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Salkeld_rail_accident" title="Little Salkeld rail accident">Little Salkeld</a> (Jan 1918)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddock_Wood_railway_station#Accidents" title="Paddock Wood railway station">Paddock Wood</a> (May 1919)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1920s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Littlehampton_railway_station#Accidents" title="Littlehampton railway station">Littlehampton</a> (Aug 1920)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abermule_train_collision" title="Abermule train collision">Abermule</a> (Jan 1921)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station#Accidents_and_incidents" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a> (Nov 1921)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birkenhead_Park_railway_station#Fatal_accident" title="Birkenhead Park railway station">Birkenhead Park</a> (Dec 1922)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Retford_railway_station#Accidents_and_incidents" title="Retford railway station">Retford</a> (Feb 1923)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lytham_rail_crash" title="Lytham rail crash">Lytham</a> (Nov 1924)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkgate_and_Rawmarsh_railway_station" title="Parkgate and Rawmarsh railway station">Parkgate & Rawmarsh</a> (Nov 1926)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hull_Paragon_rail_accident" title="Hull Paragon rail accident">Hull Paragon</a> (Feb 1927)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penistone_rail_accidents#20th_century_accidents" title="Penistone rail accidents">Penistone</a> (Feb 1927)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sevenoaks_railway_accident" title="Sevenoaks railway accident">Sevenoaks</a> (Aug 1927)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darlington_rail_crash" title="Darlington rail crash">Darlington</a> (Jun 1928) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Bridge_station#Accidents_and_incidents" title="London Bridge station">London Bridge</a> (Jul 1928)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Queen_Street_rail_accident" title="Glasgow Queen Street rail accident">Glasgow Queen Street</a> (Oct 1928)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charfield_railway_disaster" title="Charfield railway disaster">Charfield</a> (Oct 1928)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combe_Down_Tunnel#Accident" title="Combe Down Tunnel">Combe Down Tunnel</a> (Nov 1929)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1930s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Hill_railway_station#Incidents" title="Lawrence Hill railway station">Lawrence Hill</a> (Jan 1930)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leighton_Buzzard_railway_station#Accidents_and_incidents" title="Leighton Buzzard railway station">Leighton Buzzard</a> (Mar 1931)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raynes_Park_railway_station#Accidents_and_incidents" title="Raynes Park railway station">Raynes Park</a> (May 1933)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winwick_rail_crash" title="Winwick rail crash">Winwick</a> (Sep 1934)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welwyn_Garden_City_rail_crashes#1935_crash" title="Welwyn Garden City rail crashes">Welwyn Garden City</a> (Jun 1935)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battersea_Park_rail_crash" title="Battersea Park rail crash">Battersea Park</a> (Apr 1937)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castlecary_rail_accidents#1937_accident" title="Castlecary rail accidents">Castlecary</a> (Dec 1937) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charing_Cross_(Northern_line)_tube_crash" title="Charing Cross (Northern line) tube crash">Charing Cross</a> (Mar 1938)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charing_Cross_(District_line)_tube_crash" title="Charing Cross (District line) tube crash">Charing Cross</a> (May 1938)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bounds_Green_tube_station#Second_World_War" title="Bounds Green tube station">Bounds Green</a> (Oct 1940)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balham_station#Second_World_War" title="Balham station">Balham</a> (Oct 1940) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Norton_Fitzwarren_rail_crash" title="1940 Norton Fitzwarren rail crash">Norton Fitzwarren</a> (Nov 1940) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bank_and_Monument_stations#Notable_events" title="Bank and Monument stations">Bank</a> (Jan 1941) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Eccles_rail_crash" title="1941 Eccles rail crash">Eccles</a> (Dec 1941) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethnal_Green_tube_station#Wartime_disaster" title="Bethnal Green tube station">Bethnal Green</a> (Mar 1943) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catterick_Bridge_explosion" title="Catterick Bridge explosion">Catterick Bridge</a> (Feb 1944)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Ilford_rail_crash" title="1944 Ilford rail crash">Ilford</a> (Jan 1944)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soham_rail_disaster" title="Soham rail disaster">Soham</a> (Jun 1944)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballymacarrett_rail_crash" title="Ballymacarrett rail crash">Ballymacarrett</a> (Jan 1945) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Cross_railway_accident" title="King's Cross railway accident">King's Cross</a> (Feb 1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bourne_End_rail_crash" title="Bourne End rail crash">Bourne End</a> (Sep 1945) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_rail_crash" title="Lichfield rail crash">Lichfield</a> (Jan 1946) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potters_Bar_rail_accidents#1946" title="Potters Bar rail accidents">Potters Bar</a> (Feb 1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grayrigg#Railway_accidents" title="Grayrigg">Grayrigg</a> (May 1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polesworth_railway_station#Accidents" title="Polesworth railway station">Polesworth</a> (July 1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Doncaster_rail_crash" title="1947 Doncaster rail crash">Doncaster</a> (Aug 1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Croydon_rail_crash" title="South Croydon rail crash">South Croydon</a> (Oct 1947) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goswick_rail_crash" title="Goswick rail crash">Goswick</a> (Oct 1947) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Victoria_station#Accidents_and_incidents" title="Manchester Victoria station">Manchester Victoria</a> (Dec 1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Winsford_railway_accident" title="1948 Winsford railway accident">Winsford</a> (Apr 1948) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stockport_Viaduct#Stockport_rail_accident_1948" title="Stockport Viaduct">Stockport Viaduct</a> (Nov 1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penmanshiel_Tunnel#Train_fire_(1949)" title="Penmanshiel Tunnel">Penmanshiel Tunnel</a> (Jun 1949)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Penmaenmawr#Notable_events" title="Penmaenmawr">Penmaenmawr</a> (Aug 1950)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Doncaster_rail_crash" title="1951 Doncaster rail crash">Doncaster</a> (Mar 1951)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntingdon_railway_station#Train_fire_(1951)" title="Huntingdon railway station">Huntingdon</a> (Jul 1951)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_railway_station#Accidents_and_incidents" title="Newcastle railway station">Newcastle</a> (Aug 1951)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weedon_rail_crashes#1951_rail_crash" title="Weedon rail crashes">Weedon</a> (Sep 1951)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrow_and_Wealdstone_rail_crash" title="Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash">Harrow & Wealdstone</a> (Oct 1952) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stratford_tube_crash" title="Stratford tube crash">Stratford</a> (Apr 1953)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irk_Valley_Junction_rail_crash" title="Irk Valley Junction rail crash">Irk Valley Junction</a> (Aug 1953)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watford_Junction_railway_station#1954_accident" title="Watford Junction railway station">Watford Junction</a> (Feb 1954)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_rail_crash" title="Sutton Coldfield rail crash">Sutton Coldfield</a> (Jan 1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton_rail_crash" title="Milton rail crash">Milton</a> (Nov 1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barnes_rail_crash" title="Barnes rail crash">Barnes</a> (Dec 1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luton_railway_station#1955_accident" title="Luton railway station">Luton</a> (Dec 1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welwyn_Garden_City_rail_crashes#1957_crash" title="Welwyn Garden City rail crashes">Welwyn Garden City</a> (Jan 1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Axon" title="John Axon">Chapel-en-le-Frith</a> (Feb 1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewisham_rail_crash" title="Lewisham rail crash">Lewisham</a> (Dec 1957) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dagenham_East_rail_crash" title="Dagenham East rail crash">Dagenham East</a> (Jan 1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastbourne_rail_crash" title="Eastbourne rail crash">Eastbourne</a> (Aug 1958)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Settle_rail_crash" title="Settle rail crash">Settle</a> (Jan 1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severn_Railway_Bridge#1960_accident" title="Severn Railway Bridge">Severn Railway Bridge</a> (Oct 1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royton_railway_station#Accidents" title="Royton railway station">Royton</a> (Feb 1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baschurch_railway_station#Accidents_and_incidents" title="Baschurch railway station">Baschurch</a> (Feb 1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singleton_Bank_rail_crash" title="Singleton Bank rail crash">Singleton Bank</a> (Jul 1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_rail_crash" title="Lincoln rail crash">Lincoln</a> (Jun 1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coppenhall_Junction_railway_accident" title="Coppenhall Junction railway accident">Coppenhall Junction</a> (Dec 1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knowle_and_Dorridge_rail_crash" title="Knowle and Dorridge rail crash">Knowle & Dorridge</a> (Aug 1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheadle_Hulme_railway_station#Derailments" title="Cheadle Hulme railway station">Cheadle Hulme</a> (May 1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coton_Hill_rail_crash" title="Coton Hill rail crash">Coton Hill</a> (Jan 1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Winsford_railway_accident" title="1965 Winsford railway accident">Winsford</a> (Jun 1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stechford_rail_crash" title="Stechford rail crash">Stechford</a> (Feb 1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connington_South_rail_crash" title="Connington South rail crash">Connington South</a> (Mar 1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Thirsk_rail_crash" title="1967 Thirsk rail crash">Thirsk</a> (Jul 1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hither_Green_rail_crash" title="Hither Green rail crash">Hither Green</a> (Nov 1967) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hixon_rail_crash" title="Hixon rail crash">Hixon</a> (Jan 1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castlecary_rail_accidents#1968_accident" title="Castlecary rail accidents">Castlecary</a> (Sep 1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marden_rail_crash" title="Marden rail crash">Marden</a> (Jan 1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_accidents_at_Morpeth#1969_derailment" title="Rail accidents at Morpeth">Morpeth</a> (May 1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Audenshaw_Junction_rail_accident" class="mw-redirect" title="Audenshaw Junction rail accident">Audenshaw Junction</a> (May 1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheerness-on-Sea_railway_station#Accidents_and_incidents" title="Sheerness-on-Sea railway station">Sheerness-on-Sea</a> (Feb 1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester_General_rail_crash" title="Chester General rail crash">Chester General</a> (May 1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eltham_Well_Hall_rail_crash" title="Eltham Well Hall rail crash">Eltham Well Hall</a> (Jun 1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bombings_of_King%27s_Cross_and_Euston_stations" title="Bombings of King's Cross and Euston stations">King's Cross & Euston</a> (Sep 1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ealing_rail_crash" title="Ealing rail crash">Ealing</a> (Dec 1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watford_Junction_railway_station#1975_accident" title="Watford Junction railway station">Watford Junction</a> (Jan 1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moorgate_tube_crash" title="Moorgate tube crash">Moorgate</a> (Feb 1975) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_rail_crash" title="Nuneaton rail crash">Nuneaton</a> (Jun 1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Piccadilly_bombing" title="1975 Piccadilly bombing">Green Park</a> (Oct 1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Ham_station_attack" title="West Ham station attack">West Ham</a> (Mar 1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taunton_sleeping_car_fire" title="Taunton sleeping car fire">Taunton</a> (Jul 1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paisley_Gilmour_Street_rail_accident" title="Paisley Gilmour Street rail accident">Paisley Gilmour Street</a> (Apr 1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Invergowrie_rail_accident" title="Invergowrie rail accident">Invergowrie</a> (Oct 1979)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dunmurry_train_bombing" title="Dunmurry train bombing">Dunmurry</a> (Jan 1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bushey_railway_station#Notable_Incidents" title="Bushey railway station">Bushey</a> (Feb 1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bushey_railway_station#Notable_Incidents" title="Bushey railway station">Bushey</a> (Apr 1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holborn_tube_station#Incidents_and_accidents" title="Holborn tube station">Holborn</a> (Jul 1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulleskelf_railway_station#Accidents_and_incidents" title="Ulleskelf railway station">Ulleskelf</a> (Dec 1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seer_Green_rail_crash" title="Seer Green rail crash">Seer Green</a> (Dec 1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrawby_Junction_rail_crash" title="Wrawby Junction rail crash">Wrawby Junction</a> (Dec 1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_accidents_at_Morpeth#1984_derailment" title="Rail accidents at Morpeth">Morpeth</a> (Jun 1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polmont_rail_accident" title="Polmont rail accident">Polmont</a> (Jul 1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wembley_Central_rail_crash" title="Wembley Central rail crash">Wembley Central</a> (Oct 1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Circus_fire" title="Oxford Circus fire">Oxford Circus</a> (Nov 1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Eccles_rail_crash" title="1984 Eccles rail crash">Eccles</a> (Dec 1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summit_Tunnel_fire" title="Summit Tunnel fire">Summit Tunnel</a> (Dec 1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockington_rail_crash" class="mw-redirect" title="Lockington rail crash">Lockington</a> (Jul 1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colwich_rail_crash" class="mw-redirect" title="Colwich rail crash">Colwich</a> (Sep 1986)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Glanrhyd Bridge</a> (Oct 1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Cross_fire" title="King's Cross fire">King's Cross</a> (Nov 1987) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clapham_Junction_rail_crash" title="Clapham Junction rail crash">Clapham Junction</a> (Dec 1988) <b>‡</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purley_station_rail_crash" title="Purley station rail crash">Purley</a> (Mar 1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Bellgrove_rail_accident" title="Glasgow Bellgrove rail accident">Glasgow Bellgrove</a> (Mar 1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Ealing_railway_station#Accidents_and_incidents" title="West Ealing railway station">West Ealing</a> (Aug 1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Stafford_rail_crash" title="1990 Stafford rail crash">Stafford</a> (Aug 1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cannon_Street_station_rail_crash" title="Cannon Street station rail crash">Cannon Street</a> (Jan 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bombings_of_Paddington_and_Victoria_stations" title="Bombings of Paddington and Victoria stations">Victoria & Paddington</a> (Feb 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton_(South_Lanarkshire)_rail_accident" title="Newton (South Lanarkshire) rail accident">Newton</a> (Jul 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severn_Tunnel_rail_accident" title="Severn Tunnel rail accident">Severn Tunnel</a> (Dec 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_London_Bridge_bombing" title="1992 London Bridge bombing">London Bridge</a> (Feb 1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_accidents_at_Morpeth#1992_accident" title="Rail accidents at Morpeth">Morpeth</a> (Nov 1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maidstone_East_railway_station" title="Maidstone East railway station">Maidstone East</a> (Sep 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenock_rail_crash" title="Greenock rail crash">Greenock</a> (Jun 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_accidents_at_Morpeth#1994_derailment" title="Rail accidents at Morpeth">Morpeth</a> (Jun 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cowden_rail_crash" title="Cowden rail crash">Cowden</a> (Oct 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Ais_Gill_rail_accident" title="1995 Ais Gill rail accident">Ais Gill</a> (Jan 1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Largs_railway_station#1995_demolition_in_accident" title="Largs railway station">Largs</a> (Jul 1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Stafford_rail_crash" title="1996 Stafford rail crash">Stafford</a> (Mar 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watford_rail_crash" title="Watford rail crash">Watford</a> (Aug 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Channel_Tunnel_fire" title="1996 Channel Tunnel fire">Channel Tunnel</a> (Nov 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bexley_railway_station#Bexley_derailment" title="Bexley railway station">Bexley</a> (Feb 1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southall_rail_crash" title="Southall rail crash">Southall</a> (Sep 1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spa_Road_Junction_rail_crash" title="Spa Road Junction rail crash">Spa Road Junction</a> (Jan 1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Winsford_railway_accident" title="1999 Winsford railway accident">Winsford</a> (Jun 1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ladbroke_Grove_rail_crash" title="Ladbroke Grove rail crash">Ladbroke Grove</a> (Oct 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